OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE

RICHLAND PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

Regular Session

 

The Richland Parish School Board met at the Richland Parish School Board Office, Rayville, Louisiana, on May 9, 2017, at 6:00 p.m.

 

 

Item 1         Agenda Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance.

 

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Agenda      

Item 2         Members present: Mr. James Hough, Mr. Billy Calvert, Mr. Eugene Young, Jr., Mr. Joe Chapman, Mr. Chris Pruitt, Ms. Marie Lewis, Ms. Alece Copeland, Mr. Kevin Eppinette

                  Members absent: Mr. Moses Wilkins

                 

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Agenda       

Item 3          Mr. Young moved, seconded by Ms. Lewis to approve the agenda with the addition of Item #10.

 

VOTE:       Yeas:    All         Nays:  None      Absent:  Mr. Wilkins

 

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Agenda        

Item 4          Mr. Chapman moved, seconded by Mr. Young to approve the April 6th and 24th, 2017, Special Session Minutes; and the Aprill 11, 2017, Regular Session Minutes before publishing in the Official Journal.

 

VOTE:       Yeas:    All         Nays:  None      Absent:  Mr. Wilkins

 

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Agenda       

Item 5           The Board recognized the Mangham High School Softball Team as LHSAA Class 2A State Champs.

 

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Agenda         

Item 6            The Board received policy as follows:  FILE: JGB – School Wellness

 

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Agenda       

Item 7           Ms. Lewis moved, seconded by Mr. Hough to approve the following policy revisions:  FILE: GAEAA - Sexual and Gender Harassment

 

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Agenda       

Item 8          Mr. Pruitt moved, seconded by Ms. Copeland to approve the change to end of regular school year relative to the 2016-2017 school calendar making the last day for students on May 22nd and the last day for teachers on May 24th.

 

VOTE:       Yeas:    All         Nays:  None      Absent:  Mr. Wilkins

 

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Item 9          Mr. Hough moved, seconded by Mr. Calvert to approved the declaration of surplus property.

 

VOTE:       Yeas:    All         Nays:  None      Absent:  Mr. Wilkins

 

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Agenda   

Item 10       The Board received notice that the voters approved the 8.59 mills tax continuation at the April 29, 2017 election, the Parish School Board of the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana, plans to consider a resolution providing for the levy and collection of said ad valorem tax, at its meeting on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at the Board Room of the Richland Parish School Board, 411 Foster Street, Rayville, Louisiana.

 

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Agenda   

Item 11         Ms. Lewis moved, seconded by Mr. Young to approve a Resolution providing for canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the special election held in the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana, for school purposes, on Saturday, April 29, 2017, to authorize the continuation of a special tax and to authorize the renewal of a sales and use tax therein.

 

                  The following resolution was offered by _____________________________ and seconded by _______________________________:

RESOLUTION

A resolution providing for canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the special election held in  the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana, for school purposes, on Saturday, April 29, 2017, to authorize the continuation of a special tax and to authorize the renewal of a sales and use tax therein.

                  BE IT RESOLVED by the Parish School Board of the Parish Richland, State of Louisiana (the "Governing Authority"), acting as the governing authority of the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana, for school purposes, that:

                  SECTION 1.  Canvass.  This Governing Authority does now proceed in open and public session to examine the official tabulations of votes cast at the special election held in the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana, for school purposes, on SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2017,to authorize the continuation of a special tax and to authorize the renewal of a sales and use tax therein, and said Governing Authority does further proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the results of the special election.

                  SECTION 2.  Procès Verbal.  A Procès Verbal of the canvass of the returns of said election shall be made and a certified copy thereof shall be forwarded to the Secretary of State, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who shall record the same in his office; another certified copy thereof shall be forwarded to the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Recorder of Mortgages in and for the Parish of Richland, who shall record the same in the Mortgage Records of said Parish; and another copy thereof shall be retained in the archives of this Governing Authority.

                  SECTION 3.  Promulgation of Election Results.  The re­sults of said election shall be promulgated by publication in the manner provided by law.

                  This resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:

MEMBERS:                        YEAS:       NAYS:        ABSENT:      ABSTAINING:

 

Billy Calvert                                                                                            

Eugene Young, Jr.                                                                                 

Moses Wilkins                                                                                        

James Hough                                                                                         

Alece Copeland                                                                                      

Marie Lewis                                                                                           

Joe Chapman                                                                                        

Kevin Eppinette                                                                                      

Chris Pruitt                                                                                             

 

              And the resolution was declared adopted on this, the 9th day of May, 2017.

 

 

                /s/ Sheldon Jones                                                                                                                    /s/ Kevin Eppinette                     

                             Secretary                                                             President

PROCÈS VERBAL AND PROCLAMATION OF THE CANVASS OF THE VOTES CAST AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN THE PARISH OF RICHLAND, STATE OF LOUISIANA, ON SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2017.

            BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED that on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at six o'clock (6:00) p.m., at its regular meeting place, the Parish School Board Office, 411 Foster Street, Rayville, Louisiana, the Parish School Board of the Parish Richland, State of Louisiana (the "Governing Authority"), acting as the governing authority of the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), for school purposes, and being the authority ordering the special election held therein on Saturday, April 29, 2017, with the following members present:

 

            There being absent:  did, in open and public session, examine the official certified tabulations of votes cast at the said election, and did examine and canvass the returns of the said election, there having been submitted at said election the following propositions, to wit:

PROPOSITION NO. 1

(MILLAGE CONTINUATION)

Shall the Parish School Board of the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana, continue to levy a special tax of an eight and fifty-nine hundredths (8.59) mills on all the property subject to taxation in the Parish of Richland (an estimated$1,775,684 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2017 and ending with the year 2026, for the purpose of giving additional support to public elementary and secondary schools in said Parish, said millage to represent a ninety hundredths of a mill (.90) increase (due to reappraisal) over the 7.69 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2016 pursuant to an election held on April 29, 2006?

PROPOSITION NO. 2

(SALES TAX RENEWAL)

Shall the Richland Parish School Board continue to levy and collect the one-half of one percent (½%) sales and use tax authorized at an election held on April 29, 2006 (the “Tax”) (an estimated $1,725,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for an additional term of 10 years, beginning June 1, 2017, with the net proceeds of the Tax to be used to maintain and operate the public schools of Richland Parish:

1.   $150,000 plus 10% of each year’s net proceeds to the School Board to meet inflation costs;

2.   10% of each year’s net proceeds to fund a reserve to pay for expenses of natural disasters, provided that if the balance in such fund exceeds $500,000, then this portion of the Tax may be used for purposes described in subparagraph 1 above; and

  3. The balance each year allocated on a per-pupil basis to each school district;

provided, however, that in the event of a disaster, the School Board may approve the use of a portion of the Tax to defray the costs of such disaster, with any such amount to be offset in subsequent allocations?

                  There was found by said count and canvass that the following votes had been cast at the said special election IN FAVOR OF and AGAINST, respectively, the proposi­tions as hereinabove set forth at the following polling places, to-wit:

 

POLLING

PLACES

PROPOSI­TION

NO. ONE

PROPOSI­TION

NO. TWO

Wd.

Pct.

POLLING PLACE

FOR

AGAINST

FOR

AGAINST

 

01

Mangham Fire Station #3, 3237 Hwy. 132, Mangham

18

10

19

9

 

02

Mangham Community Center, 602 Broadway Street, Mangham

55

14

59

9

 

03

Mangham Community Center, 602 Broadway Street, Mangham

33

8

31

8

 

04

Archibald School Building, 3768 Hwy. 15, Archibald

51

21

50

22

 

08

Archibald Alto Fire Station, 2737 Hwy. 135, Archibald

44

23

44

23

 

10

Rhymes Office, 328 Rhymes Road, Rhymes Community

6

2

6

2

 

11

Start Elementary School, 883 Charleston Drive, Start

30

7

31

6

 

12

Start Elementary School, 883 Charleston Drive, Start

64

14

67

8

 

12A

Start Elementary School, 883 Charleston Drive, Start

0

1

1

0

 

13

Eugene Street Community Center, 317 Eugene Street, Rayville

51

7

50

6

 

17

Parish Courthouse (Basement), 708 Julia Street, Rayville

39

13

39

11

 

18

Rayville High Gym Lobby, 225 Hwy. 3048, Rayville

43

9

44

7

 

23

Eugene Street Community Center, 317 Eugene Street, Rayville

18

0

18

0

 

25

Holly Ridge School Cafeteria, 2306 Hwy. 183, Rayville

17

1

17

1

 

26

Holly Ridge School Cafeteria, 2306 Hwy. 183, Rayville

7

4

9

2

 

27

Thompson’s Store, 963 Hwy. 183, Rayville

24

18

26

16

 

28

Ward One Fire Protection District Bldg., 342 Hwy. 609, Delhi

0

2

0

2

 

30

Ward One Fire Protection District Bldg., 342 Hwy. 609, Delhi

14

10

13

12

 

31

Ward One Rural Fire Station, 66 Hwy. 855, Delhi

16

17

14

18

 

32

Delhi Civic Center, 231 Denver Street, Delhi

28

24

30

22

 

33

Delhi City Hall, 209 Broadway Street, Delhi

102

11

100

11

 

34

Delhi Civic Center, 231 Denver Street, Delhi

42

24

41

26

 

35

Parish Highway Barn, 1190 Hwy. 80, Delhi

22

9

22

9

ABSENTEE VOTES

209

100

218

91

TOTAL

933

349

949

321

MAJORITY FOR

584

628

 

 

                  The polling places above specified being the only polling places designated at which to hold the said election, it was therefore shown that:

 

(i) there was a total of 933 votes cast IN FAVOR OF Proposition No. 1 and a total of 349 votes cast AGAINST Proposi­tion No. 1, as hereinabove set forth, and that there was a majority of 584 votes cast IN FAVOR OF Proposition No. 1 as hereinabove set forth; and

 

(ii) there was a total of 949 votes cast IN FAVOR OF Proposition No. 2 and a total of 321 votes cast AGAINST Proposi­tion No. 2, as hereinabove set forth, and that there was a majority of 628 votes cast IN FAVOR OF Proposition No. 2 as hereinabove set forth.

 

                  Therefore, the Governing Authority did declare and proclaim and does hereby declare and proclaim in open and public session that Proposition No. 1 and Proposition No. 2 as herein­above set forth were duly CARRIED by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors voting at the said special election held in the Parish on Saturday, April 29, 2017.

 

 

                  Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part of this Procès Verbal is a copy of the Notice of Special Election and proof of publication thereof.

 

                  THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Rayville, Louisiana, on this, the 9th day of May, 2017.

 

 

ATTEST:                                                                                                     /s/ Kevin Eppinette          

                                                                                                        President

 

                       /s/ Sheldon Jones                      

                             Secretary

 

                                                                                                  EXHIBIT "A"

 

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

 

                  Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted by the Parish School Board of the Parish Richland, State of Louisiana (the "Governing Authority"), acting as the governing authority of the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana, for school purposes (the "Parish"), on January 17, 2017, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held within the Parish on SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2017, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voters in the Parish qualified and entitled to vote at the said election under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following propositions, to-wit:

PROPOSITION NO. 1

(MILLAGE CONTINUATION)

Shall the Parish School Board of the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana, continue to levy a special tax of an eight and fifty-nine hundredths (8.59) mills on all the property subject to taxation in the Parish of Richland (an estimated$1,775,684 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2017 and ending with the year 2026, for the purpose of giving additional support to public elementary and secondary schools in said Parish, said millage to represent a ninety hundredths of a mill (.90) increase (due to reappraisal) over the 7.69 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2016 pursuant to an election held on April 29, 2006?

PROPOSITION NO. 2

(SALES TAX RENEWAL)

Shall the Richland Parish School Board continue to levy and collect the one-half of one percent (½%) sales and use tax authorized at an election held on April 29, 2006 (the “Tax”) (an estimated $1,725,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for an additional term of 10 years, beginning June 1, 2017, with the net proceeds of the Tax to be used to maintain and operate the public schools of Richland Parish:

1.     $150,000 plus 10% of each year’s net proceeds to the School Board to meet inflation costs;

2.   10% of each year’s net proceeds to fund a reserve to pay for expenses of natural disasters, provided that if the balance in such fund exceeds $500,000, then this portion of the Tax may be used for purposes described in subparagraph 1 above; and

  3. The balance each year allocated on a per-pupil basis to each school district;

provided, however, that in the event of a disaster, the School Board may approve the use of a portion of the Tax to defray the costs of such disaster, with any such amount to be offset in subsequent allocations?

                  The said special election will be held at the following polling places situated within the Parish, which polls will open at seven o'clock (7:00) a.m., and close at eight o'clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 18:541, to-wit:

POLLING PLACES

Precinct

Location

01

Mangham Fire Station #3, 3237 Hwy. 132, Mangham

02

Mangham Community Center, 602 Broadway Street, Mangham

03

Mangham Community Center, 602 Broadway Street, Mangham

04

Archibald School Building, 3768 Hwy. 15, Archibald

08

Archibald Alto Fire Station, 2737 Hwy. 135, Archibald

10

Rhymes Office, 328 Rhymes Road, Rhymes Community

11

Start Elementary School, 883 Charleston Drive, Start

12

Start Elementary School, 883 Charleston Drive, Start

12A

Start Elementary School, 883 Charleston Drive, Start

13

Eugene Street Community Center, 317 Eugene Street, Rayville

17

Parish Courthouse (Basement), 708 Julia Street, Rayville

18

Rayville High Gym Lobby, 225 Hwy. 3048, Rayville

23

Eugene Street Community Center, 317 Eugene Street, Rayville

25

Holly Ridge School Cafeteria, 2306 Hwy. 183, Rayville

26

Holly Ridge School Cafeteria, 2306 Hwy. 183, Rayville

27

Thompson’s Store, 963 Hwy. 183, Rayville

28

Ward One Fire Protection District Bldg., 342 Hwy. 609, Delhi

30

Ward One Fire Protection District Bldg., 342 Hwy. 609, Delhi

31

Ward One Rural Fire Station, 66 Hwy. 855, Delhi

32

Delhi Civic Center, 231 Denver Street, Delhi

33

Delhi City Hall, 209 Broadway Street, Delhi

34

Delhi Civic Center, 231 Denver Street, Delhi

35

Parish Highway Barn, 1190 Hwy. 80, Delhi

                  The polling places set forth above are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said election, and the Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law.

                  Notice is further given that a portion of the monies collected from the taxes described in the Propositions shall be remitted to certain state and statewide retirement systems in the manner required by law.

                  The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 5, Chapter 6-A and Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and the officers appointed to hold the said election, as provided in this Notice of Special Election, or such substitutes therefor as may be selected and designated in accordance with La. R.S. 18:1287, will make due returns thereof to said Governing Authority, and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Governing Authority will meet at its regular meeting place, the Parish School Board Office, 411 Foster Street, Rayville, Louisiana, on TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2017, at SIX O'CLOCK (6:00) P.M., and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the results of the said special election.  All registered voters of the Parish are entitled to vote at said special election and voting machines will be used.

                 

                  THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Rayville, Louisiana, on this, the 17th day of January, 2017.

 

 

ATTEST:                                                                                                     /s/ Kevin Eppinette          

                                                                                                        President

 

                       /s/ Sheldon Jones                      

                             Secretary

 

PROCLAMATION

 

                  I, the undersigned President of the Parish School Board of the Parish Richland, State of Louisiana, the governing authority of the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), for school purposes, do hereby declare, proclaim and announce that Proposition No. 1 and Proposition No. 2 submitted at the special election held in the Parish on Saturday, April 29, 2017 were CARRIED by a majority of the votes cast at the said special election, all as described and set out in the above Procès Verbal.

 

                  THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Rayville, Louisiana, on this, the 9th day of May, 2017.

 

 

 

                                                                                                                  /s/ Kevin Eppinette          

                                                                                                        President

 

STATE OF LOUISIANA

PARISH OF RICHLAND

                  I, the undersigned Secretary of the Parish School Board of the Parish Richland, State of Louisiana (the "Governing Authority"), the governing authority of the Parish School Board of the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), for school purposes, do hereby certify that the foregoing pages constitute a true and correct copy of the proceedings and Procès Verbal made by said Governing Authority on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, providing for canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the special election held in the Parish on Saturday, April 29, 2017, to authorize the continuation of a special tax and to authorize the renewal of a sales and use tax therein.

                  IN FAITH WHEREOF, witness my official signature at Rayville, Louisiana, on this, the 9th day of May, 2017.

 

 

                                                    ____________________________________

                                                                                                        Secretary

 

                                                      ROLL CALL VOTE:      

                   Yeas:         Mr. Young, Ms. Copeland, Ms. Lewis, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Hough, Mr. Pruitt, Mr. Eppinette

                    Nays:       None

                   Abstain:    None

                   Absent:     Mr. Wilkins

 

                                                            Motion Carried

 

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Agenda  

Item 12       Mr. Chapman moved, seconded by Mr. Lewis to approve an ordinance providing for the levy within the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana, for School purposes, Effective June 1, 2017, of a one-half of one percent (1/2%) sales and use tax upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in said Parish, providing for the assessment, collection, payment thereof and the dedication of the proceeds of said tax and the purpose for which the proceeds of the tax may be expended, such tax having been authorized at a special election held in said Parish on April 29, 2017;

 

            The following ordinance was offered by _______________________________ and seconded by

______________________________:

ORDINANCE

                        An ordinance providing for the levy within the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana, for school purposes, effective June 1, 2017, of a one-half of one percent (1/2%) sales and use tax upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in said Parish, providing for the assessment, collection, payment thereof and the dedication of the proceeds of said tax and the purpose for which the proceeds of the tax may be expended, such tax having been authorized at a special election held in said Parish on April 29, 2017.

            WHEREAS, under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority and an election held on April 29, 2017, the Parish School Board of the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana (the "School Board"), is authorized to levy and collect within the Parish of Richland from and after June 1, 2017, a one-half of one percent (1/2%) sales and use tax (the “Tax”), upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and upon the sale of services as defined in applicable statutory authority, pursuant to the following proposition which was approved at said election held on April 29, 2017:

PROPOSITION NO. 2

(SALES TAX RENEWAL)

Shall the Richland Parish School Board continue to levy and collect the one-half of one percent (½%) sales and use tax authorized at an election held on April 29, 2006 (the “Tax”) (an estimated $1,725,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for an additional term of 10 years, beginning June 1, 2017, with the net proceeds of the Tax to be used to maintain and operate the public schools of Richland Parish:

1.               $150,000 plus 10% of each year’s net proceeds to the School Board to meet inflation costs;

2.         10% of each year’s net proceeds to fund a reserve to pay for expenses of natural disasters, provided that if the balance in such fund exceeds $500,000, then this portion of the Tax may be used for purposes described in subparagraph 1 above; and

3.         The balance each year allocated on a per-pupil basis to each school district;

provided, however, that in the event of a disaster, the School Board may approve the use of a portion of the Tax to defray the costs of such disaster, with any such amount to be offset in subsequent allocations?

                  WHEREAS, in compliance with the aforesaid constitutional and statutory authority and said special election of April 29, 2017, it is the desire of this School Board to provide for the levy and collection of the Tax and to provide for distribution of the proceeds thereof and other matters in connection therewith as hereinafter provided in this ordinance;

                  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Parish School Board of the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana  (the “School Board”), that:

                  SECTION 1.  Imposition.  Pursuant to the authority of a special election held in the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), on April 29, 2017, the Tax is hereby levied upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property,  and on the sales of services in the Parish, as defined by law.  The Uniform Local Sales Tax Code, as enacted by Act 73 of the 2003 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature and as it may be amended, shall apply in the assessment, collection, administration and enforcement of the Tax, the provisions of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

                  SECTION 2.  Rate of Tax.  The Tax is levied at the rate of one-half of one percent (1/2%) of the sales price of each item or article of tangible personal property when sold at retail in the Parish, the Tax to be computed on gross sales for the purpose of remitting the amount of tax due to the Parish, and to include each and every retail sale.  The Tax is levied at the rate of one-half of one percent (1/2%) of the cost price of each item or article of tangible personal property when the same is not sold but is used, consumed, distributed, or stored for use or consumption in the Parish, provided there shall be no duplication of the Tax.  The Tax is levied at the rate of one-half of one percent (1/2%) of the gross proceeds derived from the lease or rental of tangible personal property, as defined by law, where the lease or rental of such property is an established business, or part of an established business, or the same is incidental or germane to the said business, or of the monthly lease or rental price paid by lessee or rentee, or contracted or agreed to be paid by lessee or rentee to the owner of the tangible personal property.  The Tax is levied at the rate of one-half of one percent (1/2%) of the amount paid or charged for taxable services, as defined by law, performed in the Parish.

                  SECTION 3.  Effective Date.  The Tax shall be effective on June 1, 2017.

                  SECTION 4.  Term.  The Tax shall remain in effect for ten (10) years (June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2027).

                  SECTION 5.  Purposes.  The proceeds of the Tax shall be used for the purposes set forth in the proposition approved by the voters in the special election held in the Parish on April 29, 2017, authorizing the Tax, which proposition is set forth in the preamble hereto.

                  SECTION 6.  Vendor’s Compensation.  For the purpose of compensating the dealer in accounting for and remitting the Tax levied by this ordinance, each dealer shall be allowed one and one-half percent (1.5%) of the amount of Tax due and accounted for and remitted to the Parish’s collector in the form of a deduction in submitting its report and paying the amount due by the dealer, provided the amount due was not delinquent at the time of payment, and provided the amount of any credit claimed for taxes already paid to a wholesaler shall not be deducted in computing the commission allowed the dealer hereunder.

                  SECTION 7.  Exclusions and Exemptions.  The School Board adopts none of the optional exclusions or exemptions allowed by State sales and use tax law, nor does this School Board adopt any exclusions or exemptions authorized by legislation enacted under Article VI, Section 29 (D)(1) of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974,  that are not allowed as an exclusion or exemption from State sales and use tax.  Included within the base of the Tax is every transaction, whether sales, use, lease or rental, consumption, storage or service, with no exclusions or exemptions except for those mandated upon political subdivisions by the Constitution or statutes of the State of Louisiana, including the Act.

 

                  SECTION 8.  Interest on Unpaid Amount of Tax Due.  As authorized by La. R.S. 47:337.69, the interest on unpaid amounts of the Tax which are due shall be at the rate of one and one-fourth percent (1-¼%) per month.

                  SECTION 9.  Delinquency Penalty.  The delinquency penalty, as provided by La. R.S. 47:337.70, shall be five percent (5%) per month on the unpaid amount of the Tax due for each thirty-day period, not to exceed five thirty-day periods.

 

                  SECTION 10.  Penalty for False, Fraudulent or Grossly Incorrect Return.  The penalty as authorized by La. R.S. 47:337.72 shall be fifty percent (50%) of the amount of the Tax found to be due.

                  SECTION 11.  Negligence Penalty.  The penalty as authorized by La. R.S. 47:337.73 shall be five percent (5%) of the unpaid amount of the Tax found to be due, or ten dollars ($10.00), whichever is greater.

                  SECTION 12.  Penalty for Insufficient Funds Check.  The penalty as authorized by La. R.S. 47:337.74 shall be an amount equal to the greater of one percent (1%) of the check or twenty dollars ($20.00).

                  SECTION 13.  Attorney Fees.  The collector is authorized to employ private counsel to assist in the collection of any taxes, penalties or interest due under this ordinance, or to represent him in any proceeding under this ordinance.  If any taxes, penalties or interest due under this ordinance are referred to an attorney at law for collection, an additional charge of attorney fees, in the amount of ten per centum (10%) of the taxes, penalties and interest due, shall be paid by the tax debtor.

                  SECTION 14.  Penalty for Costs Incurred.  As provided by R.S. 47:337.75, and under the circumstances set forth therein, a penalty shall be added to the amount of Tax due in an amount as itemized by the Collector to compensate for all costs incurred in making an examination of books, records or documents, or an audit thereof, or in the holding of hearings or the subpoenaing and compensating of witnesses.                                                      

                  SECTION 15.  Distraint Penalty.  The penalty as provided by R.S. 47:337.76 in cases where the distraint procedure is used in the collection of the Tax shall be ten dollars ($10.00).    

                  SECTION 16.  Limits on Interest, Penalty and Attorney Fees.  Should the interest, penalties or attorney fees herein, or the combined interest, penalties and attorney fees, be declared to be in excess of limits provided by other law, including relevant jurisprudence, then the maximum interest, penalties and attorney fees allowed by such other law shall apply.

                  SECTION 17.  Collector.  The Tax levied by this ordinance is authorized to be collected by a "Collector" which term shall mean the Richland Parish Tax Commission.

                  SECTION 18.  Powers of Collector.  The Collector is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to carry into effect the provisions of this ordinance, to appoint deputies, assistants or agents to assist it in the performance of its duties, and in pursuance thereof to make and enforce such rules as it may deem necessary.

                  SECTION 19.  Agreement to Collect Tax on Vehicles.  With regard to the collection of the Tax on any motor vehicle, automobile, truck, truck-trailer, trailer, semi-trailer, motor bus, home trailer, or any other vehicle subject to the vehicle registration license Tax, this School Board, acting through the President and/or Secretary, is authorized to enter into an agreement or agreements with the Vehicle Commissioner, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, for the collection of the Tax on such vehicles, as provided by R.S.47:303(B).

                  SECTION 20.  Revenues of Tax.  All taxes, revenues, funds, assessments, moneys, penalties, fees or other income which may be collected or come into the possession of the Collector under any provision or provisions of this ordinance relating to the Tax shall be promptly deposited by the Collector for the account of the School Board in the special fund to be established and maintained for the deposit of such proceeds, which fund is a separate bank account to be established and maintained with the regularly designated fiscal agent of the School Board; provided, however, any amount which is paid under protest or which is subject to litigation may be transferred to a separate account established by the Collector with said fiscal agent pending the final determination of the protest or litigation.

                  In compliance with the said special election of April 29, 2017, authorizing the Tax, after all reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administration of the Tax have been paid as provided for above, the remaining balance in said special fund shall be available for appropriation and expenditures by the School Board solely for the purposes designated in the applicable proposition authorizing the levy of the Tax.

                   SECTION 21.  Severability.  If any or more of the provisions of this ordinance shall for any reason be held to be illegal or invalid, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this ordinance, but this ordinance shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provisions had not been contained herein.  Any constitutional or statutory provision enacted after the date of this ordinance which validates or makes legal any provision of this ordinance which would not otherwise be valid or legal, shall be deemed to apply to this ordinance.                                                                                                      

                  SECTION 22.  Uniform Sales Tax Controlling.  If any provision of this ordinance shall be in conflict with the provisions of the Uniform Local Sales Tax Code, the provisions of the Uniform Local Sales Tax Code shall be controlling.

                  SECTION 23.  Effective Date of Ordinance.  This ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its adoption, being an ordinance affecting the public peace, health and safety.

                  SECTION 24.  Publication and Recordation.  This ordinance shall be published in one issue of the official journal of this School Board as soon as is reasonably possible.  A certified copy of this ordinance shall be recorded in the mortgage records of the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana.

                  The final adoption of the foregoing ordinance having been duly moved and seconded, the roll was called and the following vote was taken and recorded:

MEMBERS:                        YEAS:       NAYS:        ABSENT:      ABSTAINING:

Billy Calvert                                                                                            

Eugene Young, Jr.                                                                                 

Moses Wilkins                                                                                        

James Hough                                                                                         

Alece Copeland                                                                                      

Marie Lewis                                                                                           

Joe Chapman                                                                                        

Kevin Eppinette                                                                                      

Chris Pruitt                                                                                             

 

            And the ordinance was declared adopted on this, the 9th day of May, 2017.

 

 

                                 /s/ Sheldon Jones                                             /s/ Kevin Eppinette                     

                             Secretary                                                             President

 

STATE OF LOUISIANA

PARISH OF RICHLAND

                        I, the undersigned Secretary of the Parish School Board of the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana (the "School Board"), the governing authority of the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), do hereby certify that the foregoing pages constitute a true and correct copy of an ordinance adopted by the School Board on May 9, 2017, providing for the levy within the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana, for school purposes, effective June 1, 2017, of a one-half of one percent (1/2%) sales and use tax upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and upon the sale of services in said Parish, levying and providing for the assessment, collection, payment and dedication of the proceeds of such tax and the purpose for which the proceeds of the tax may be expended, such tax having been authorized at a special election held in the Parish on April 29, 2017.

                        IN FAITH WHEREOF, witness my official signature at Rayville, Louisiana, on this, the 9th day of May, 2017.                                                    

                                                                    

                                  Secretary

 

                              ROLL CALL VOTE:            

                   Yeas:         Mr. Young, Ms. Copeland, Ms. Lewis, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Hough, Mr. Pruitt, Mr. Eppinette

                    Nays:       None

                   Abstain:    None

                   Absent:     Mr. Wilkins

 

                                                            Motion Carried

 

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Agenda  

Item 13   Mr. Hough moved, seconded by Ms. Copeland to approve the student transfers as follows:

 

 

NAME

REASON

R/S

GR

FROM

TO

YEAR

1

Barker, Ta’Shariah

M to M

BF

4

Rayville

Start

17-18

2

Brown, Krishalynn

M to M

BF

K

Rayville

Start

17-18

3

Doublin, Darron

M to M

BM

10

Rayville

Mangham

17-18

4

Kelly, Ja’Kendra

M to M

BF

1

Rayville

Start

17-18

5

Lawson, Omarion

M to M

BM

K

Rayville

Start

17-18

6

Morris, Charles

Mom employed

WM

K

Rayville

Start

17-18

7

Reed, Jarvison

M to M

BF

K

Rayville

Start

17-18

8

Smith, Terry

M to M

BM

8

Rayville

Mangham

17-18

9

Washington, Ja’Quarion

M to M

BM

7

Rayville

Mangham

17-18

10

Washington, Syria

M to M

BF

3

Rayville

Mangham

17-18

11

White, Jy’Marrion

M to M

BM

7

Rayville

Mangham

17-18

12

Williams, Terrance

M to M

BM

4

Delhi

Holly Ridge

17-18

13

Wilson, Au’Brianna

M to M

BF

K

Rayville

Start

17-18

 

 

VOTE:       Yeas:    All         Nays:  None      Absent:  Mr. Wilkins

 

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Agenda  

Item 14        Mr. Pruitt moved, seconded by Mr. Chapman to approved the Superintendent’s recommendation of Christy Hendrix to fill the position of Director of Federal Programs.

 

VOTE:       Yeas:    All         Nays:  None      Absent:  Mr. Wilkins

 

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Agenda  

Item 15       Mr. Young moved, seconded by Mr. Calvert to approve advertising for the position of Principal.

 

                  VOTE:        Yeas:    All         Nays:  None      Absent:  Mr. Wilkins

 

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Agenda  

Item 16       Mr. Hough moved, seconded by Mr. Calvert to approve advertising for the position of Assistant Principal/Principal Intern.

 

                  VOTE:        Yeas:    All         Nays:  None      Absent:  Mr. Wilkins

 

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Agenda  

Item 17       Mr. Chapman moved, seconded by Mr. Pruitt to approved the Superintendent’s recommendation of Aleasha Waller to fill the position of Early Childhood Coordinator.

 

                  VOTE:        Yeas:    All         Nays:  None      Absent:  Mr. Wilkins

 

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Agenda  

Item 18      Mr. Chapman moved, seconded by Mr. Young to approve the personnel action.

RETIREMENT:

 

 

 

 

Hollis, Joan

WF

Teacher

RES

8/13/17

Johnson, Graham

BM

Mechanic

CO

7/1/17

Eldridge, Lawrence

WM

Janitor

DES

7/1/17

Bridges, Alita

WF

Teacher

SES

5/31/17

 LEAVE WITHOUT PAY:

 

 

 

 

Banks, Howard

BM

Paraprofessional

RHS

4/20/17, 4/21/17

Bell, Lametress

BF

Bus driver

CO

4/10/17 .5, 4/24/17 .5

Boston, Etta

BF

School Clerk

RHS

4/13/17

Buie, Nichelle

BF

Teacher

DES

4/4/17 .11, 4/5/17, 4/7/17, 4/24/17 .25, 4/26/17

Cleveland, Lee Dell

BM

Bus Driver

HRE

4/3/17 – 4/28/17

Cumpton, Paula

WF

Teacher

DES

4/3/17, 4/4/17, 4/7/17

Duckworth, Esperanza

BF

Lunch Tech

HRE

4/3/17, 4/4/17

Gwin, Virginia

WF

Paraprofessional

DMS

4/24/17 .5, 4/27/17, 4/28/17

Hines, Ona Jean

WF

School Clerk

MES

4/25/17 .75

Hopper, Wayne

WM

Teacher

RES

4/3/17, 4/11/17 .5, 4/13/17, 4/25/17 .5

Hunt, Bryan Heath

WM

Teacher

RHS

4/3/17

Jackson, Dana

WF

Paraprofessional

RES

4/6/17 – 4/28/17

Jinks, Andrea

WF

Teacher

RJH

4/5/17 .5, 4/6/17, 4/7/17

Johnson, Christopher

BM

Custodian

HRE

4/20/17, 4/27/17

Johnson, Kayla

WF

Teacher

RES

4/10/17 .5, 4/28/17

May, Pamela

BF

Paraprofessional

DMS

4/7/17

Myers, Ellis

BM

Bus Driver

CO

4/6/17 .5, 4/10/17 .5

Natt, Dora

BF

Teacher

RES

4/25/17 .14

Pennywell, Ronnie

BM

Custodian

RCCA

4/21/17 .5

Pierce, Gary

BM

Lunch Tech

MHS

4/5/17 – 4/28/17

Pittman, Kiamaya

BF

Teacher

MES

4/10/17 .31

Powell, Roshonda

BF

Lunch Tech

RHS

4/5/17

Smith, Jessica

WF

Lunch Tech

RHS

4/21/17

Sneed, Jokeirra

BF

Teacher

RHS

4/18/17

Thomas, Cathy

BF

Janitor

RHS

4/3-7/17, 4/10-11/17, 4/12/17 .5, 4/13/17, 4/18/17 .5, 4/19-20/17, 4/21/17 .75, 4/24-28/17

Turner, Diane

BF

Lunch Tech

SES

4/25/17 .46

Wright, Krystal

WF

Teacher

RES

4/26/17

Young, Leona

WF

Bus Driver

HRE

4/26/17

EXTENDED SICK LEAVE:

 

 

 

 

Mercer, Mallary

WF

Teacher

MJH

4/21/17, 4/24/17

Tharpe, Bernard

BM

Teacher

DHS

4/10/17 – 4/13/17

PER BOARD POLICY FILE: GBO

FOR NOTIFICATION PURPOSES ONLY

 

 

 

 

RESIGNATION:

 

 

 

 

Pierce, Gary

BM

Lunch Tech

MHS

5/2/17

Wheeler, Blaklee

WM

Teacher

RHS

5/11/17

ESY TEACHERS:

 

 

 

 

Ron Gordon

WM

Teacher

All Locatns

6/5/17 – 7/28/17
     22 hrs/wk

Rechelle Rawls

WF

Teacher

All

Locatns

6/5/17 – 7/28/17
     20 hrs/wk

West, LaSonna Conner

BF

Teacher

RES

6/1/17 – 6/30/17

Uchtmann, Michelle

WF

Teacher

DES

6/1/17 – 6/30/17

VOTE:       Yeas:    All         Nays:  None      Absent:  Mr. Wilkins

 

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Agenda       

Item 19        The Board received the following monthly reports:

                         a) School Lunch                                                                                                

                         b) Sales Tax Monthly Receipts                                                                      

                         c) Financial - General Fund

                 

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Agenda       

Item 20        The Board received information on upcoming school district events.   

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Agenda  

Item 21        Ms. Lewis moved, seconded by Ms. Copeland to enter into strategic session and/or action concerning pending litigation.

 

                  VOTE:        Yeas:    All         Nays:  None      Absent:  Mr. Wilkins

 

                                                                        ********

            ~~ Mr. Lewis moved, seconded by Mr. Pruitt to adjourn the meeting ~~

 

                  VOTE:        Yeas:    All         Nays:  None      Absent:  Mr. Wilkins

 

 

 

 ____________________________________            ____________________________________

SHELDON JONES, SECRETARY                                  KEVIN EPPINETTE, PRESIDENT

RICHLAND PARISH SCHOOL BOARD                         RICHLAND PARISH SCHOOL BOARD