2010-11-15

The Parish School Board of Sabine Parish Louisiana, met in public session on November 15, 2010, at 6:30 P. M. at the regular meeting place of said Board, with the following members present: Imon Jones, President, Roderick Davis, Jack Sanders, Harold Stewart, J. A. ”Buddy Veuleman, and J. Randall Veuleman.

Absent: Denyse Williams, Vice-President, James W. House, and Donnie F. Sistrunk, Sr.

The President called the meeting to order, the invocation was offered and the Pledge of Allegiance was rendered.

On motion by Roderick Davis and seconded by Jack Sanders, it was carried to amend the Agenda to add Superintendent’s Report as No. VI. on the Regular Agenda.

On motion by J. A. ”Buddy” Veuleman and seconded by Harold Stewart, it was carried to amend the Consent Agenda and move No. III. A., Personnel, from the Consent Agenda to the Regular Agenda.

On motion by Harold Stewart and seconded by Jack Sanders, it was carried to approve the remainder of the Consent Agenda, as follows:

A. Preschool Field Trip for Converse students to visit Ellen Trout Zoo in Lufkin, TX, on November 19, 2010 (Approximately 30-35 students, will be chaperoned by their teachers and several parents.) No funds requested.

B. Marcus Litton, Ag teacher at ZHS and two senior students, Seth Dowden and Corey Fountain, request permission to attend the Welding Contest at Panola College in Center, TX, on February 10, 2010, where students will be competing in contest. No funds requested.

Approval of the employment of Jenny Powell as Insurance Clerk, Central Office, effective November 16, 2010.

The following resolution was offered by Roderick Davis and seconded by Jack Sanders:

A resolution providing for canvassing the returns and declaring the result of the special election held in South Sabine Consolidated School District No. 20 of Sabine Parish, Louisiana, on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to authorize the incurring of debt and issuance of bonds therein.

BE IT RESOLVED by the Parish School Board of the Parish of Sabine, State of Louisiana (the "Governing Authority"), acting as the governing authority of South Sabine Consolidated School District No. 20 of Sabine Parish, Louisiana, 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 South Sabine Consolidated School District No. 20 of Sabine Parish, Louisiana, on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010, to authorize the incurring of debt and issuance of bonds therein, and said Governing Authority does further proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the special election.

SECTION 2. Proc's Verbal. A Proc's 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 Sabine, 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 Result. The result 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:

And the resolution was declared adopted on this, the 15^th day of November, 2010.

PROC'S VERBAL AND PROCLAMATION OF THE CANVASS OF THE VOTES CAST AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN SOUTH SABINE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 20 OF SABINE PARISH, LOUISIANA, ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010.

BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED that on Monday, November 15, 2010, at six-thirty o'clock (6:30) p.m., at its regular meeting place, the Parish School Board Office, Many, Louisiana, the Parish School Board of the Parish of Sabine, State of Louisiana (the "Governing Authority"), acting as the governing authority of South Sabine Consolidated School District No. 20 of Sabine Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), and being the authority ordering the special election held therein on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, with the following members present:

Imon W. Jones, J. A. ”Buddy” Veuleman, J. Randall Veuleman, Roderick Davis, Harold L. Stewart, and Jack H. Sanders;

There being absent: Denyse A. Williams, Donnie F. Sistrunk, Sr. and James W. ”Jim” House;

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 proposition, to wit:

Summary: Authority to issue not exceeding $2,300,000 of not exceeding 15 year General Obligation Bonds of South Sabine Consolidated School District No. 20 for acquiring and/or improving lands for building sites and playgrounds, including construction of necessary sidewalks and streets adjacent thereto; purchasing, erecting and/or improving school buildings and other school related facilities within and for the District and acquiring the necessary equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public, said bonds to be payable from ad valorem taxes.

Shall South Sabine Consolidated School District No. 20 of Sabine Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), incur debt and issue bonds to an amount not exceeding Two Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,300,000), to run not exceeding fifteen (15) years from date thereof, with interest at a rate not exceeding seven per centum (7%) per annum, for the purpose of acquiring and/or improving lands for building sites and playgrounds, including construction of necessary sidewalks and streets adjacent thereto; purchasing, erecting and/or improving school buildings and other school related facilities within and for the District and acquiring the necessary equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public; which bonds will be general obligations of the District and will be payable from ad valorem taxes to be levied and collected in the manner provided by Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974 and statutory authority supplemental thereto?

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 proposition as hereinabove set forth at the following polling places, to-wit:

POLLING PLACES		VOTE TABULATION
Precinct	Location	FOR	AGAINST
1-1	Mt Carmel Fire Station, 4992 Hwy. 118, Florien	96	88
1-2	(IN PART) Florien High School, 500 High School Drive, Florien	133	74
1-3	(IN PART) Florien Village Hall, 237 W. Port Arthur, Florien	95	59
2-1	(IN PART) Lakeside Fire Station, 4024 Lakeside Lp, Many	31	44
2-2	Toro Fire Station, 52849 Hwy. 191, Hornbeck	22	39
2-2A	Toro Fire Station, 52849 Hwy. 191, Hornbeck	34	48
2-3	White City Voting Building, 118 Hollis Brown Road, Hornbeck	13	15
2–4	(IN PART) Negreet High School (Ag Bldg), 4129 Hwy. 476, Many	1	2
2-5	(IN PART) Dess Fire Station, 1366 Dess Road, Florien	29	12
3-7	(IN PART) Fire Dist Central Sta/Rural, 1710 San Antonio Avenue, Many	3	7
5-3	(IN PART) Florien High School, 500 High School Drive, Florien	14	11
ABSENTEE		40	41
TOTALS		511	440
MAJORITY FOR		71

The polling places above specified being the only polling places designated at which to hold the said election, it was therefore shown that there was a total of 511 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Proposition and a total of 440 votes cast AGAINST the Proposition, as hereinabove set forth, and that there was a majority of 71 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Proposition as hereinabove set forth.

Therefore, the Governing Authority did declare and proclaim and does hereby declare and proclaim in open and public session that the Proposition as hereinabove set forth was duly CARRIED by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors voting at the said special election held in the District on Tuesday, November 2, 2010.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Many, Louisiana, on this, the 15^th day of November, 2010.

I, the undersigned President of the Parish School Board of the Parish of Sabine, State of Louisiana, the governing authority of South Sabine Consolidated School District No. 20 of Sabine Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), do hereby declare, proclaim and announce that the proposition submitted at the special election held in the District on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, was CARRIED by a majority of the votes cast at the said special election, all as described and set out in the above Process Verbal.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Many, Louisiana, on this, the 15^th day of November, 2010.

The following resolution was offered by Jack Sanders and seconded by Roderick Davis:

A resolution providing for canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the special elections held in the Parish of Sabine, State of Louisiana and Pleasant Hill School District No. 42 of Sabine Parish, Louisiana, on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to authorize the levy of special taxes therein.

BE IT RESOLVED by the Parish School Board of the Parish of Sabine, State of Louisiana (the "Governing Authority"), acting as the governing authority of the Parish of Sabine, State of Louisiana, for school purposes, and Pleasant Hill School District No. 42 of Sabine Parish, Louisiana, 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 elections held in the Parish of Sabine, State of Louisiana and Pleasant Hill School District No. 42 of Sabine Parish, Louisiana, on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010, to authorize the levy of special taxes therein, and said Governing Authority does further proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the results of the special elections.

SECTION 2. Process Verbal. A Process Verbal of the canvass of the returns of said elections 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 Sabine, 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 elections 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:

And the resolution was declared adopted on this, the 15^th day of November, 2010.

PROCS VERBAL AND PROCLAMATION OF THE CANVASS OF THE VOTES CAST AT THE SPECIAL ELECTIONS HELD IN THE PARISH OF SABINE, STATE OF LOUISIANA AND PLEASANT HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 42 OF SABINE PARISH, LOUISIANA, ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010.

BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED that on Monday, November 15, 2010, at six-thirty o'clock (6:30) p.m., at its regular meeting place, the Parish School Board Office, Many, Louisiana, the Parish School Board of the Parish of Sabine, State of Louisiana (the "Governing Authority"), acting as the governing authority of the Parish of Sabine, State of Louisiana, for school purposes and Pleasant Hill School District No. 42 of Sabine Parish, Louisiana (the "Parish and District"), and being the authority ordering the special elections held therein on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, with the following members present:

Imon W. Jones, J. A. ”Buddy” Veuleman, J. Randall Veuleman, Roderick Davis, Harold L. Stewart, and Jack H. Sanders;

There being absent: Denyse A. Williams, Donnie F. Sistrunk, Sr. and James W. ”Jim” House;

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

Summary: 10 year, 8.10 mills property tax renewal for giving additional support for the current operation of public schools of Sabine Parish.

Shall the Parish School Board of the Parish of Sabine, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), be authorized to levy an eight and ten hundredths (8.10) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $762,200 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 2011 and ending with the year 2020, for the purpose of giving additional support for the current operation of public schools of Sabine Parish?

Summary: 10 year, 7.97 mills property tax continuation for maintaining and operating public schools and equipment in the District.

Shall Pleasant Hill School District No. 42 of Sabine Parish, Louisiana (the ”r;District”), be authorized to levy a seven and ninety-seven hundredths (7.97) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $36,900 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 2011 and ending with the year 2020, for the purpose of maintaining and operating public schools and equipment in the District?

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

PARISHWIDE POLLING PLACES		VOTE TABULATION
Precinct	Location	FOR	AGAINST
1-1	Mt Carmel Fire Station, 4992 Hwy. 118, Florien	98	89
1-2	Florien High School, 500 High School Drive, Florien	144	67
1-3	Florien Village Hall, 237 W. Port Arthur, Florien	97	61
2-1	Lakeside Fire Station, 4024 Lakeside Lp, Many	120	100
2-2	Toro Fire Station, 52849 Hwy. 191, Hornbeck	20	37
2-2A	Toro Fire Station, 52849 Hwy. 191, Hornbeck	34	51
2-3	White City Voting Building, 118 Hollis Brown Road, Hornbeck	10	18
2–4	Negreet High School (Ag Bldg), 4129 Hwy. 476, Many	37	24
2-4A	Negreet High School (Ag Bldg), 4129 Hwy. 476, Many	26	23
2-5	Dess Fire Station, 1366 Dess Road, Florien	71	24
2-6	Beulah Baptist Church Voting Bldg., 31725 Hwy. 191, Many	128	100
2-6A	Disabled American Veterans Bldg., 29305 Hwy. 191, Many	98	127
3-2	Fort Jessup Fire Station, 97 Geoghagan Road, Many	133	84
3-4	Cedar Grove Church, 4560 Cedar Grove Road, Robeline	32	26
3-6	Many Town Hall Meeting Room, 965 San Antonio Avenue, Many	72	76
3-6A	Many Town Hall Meeting Room, 965 San Antonio Avenue, Many	24	10
3-7	Fire Dist Central Sta/Rural, 1710 San Antonio Avenue, Many	59	70
4-1	Many District Fire Station, 310 Ivanhoe Street, Many	181	103
5-3	Florien High School, 500 High School Drive, Florien	56	39
5-5	Mt. Zion Baptist Church Voting Bldg, 15064 Hwy. 175, Many	53	53
5-8	Courthouse (Police Jury Room), 400 Capital Street, Many	53	61
5-8A	Courthouse (Police Jury Room), 400 Capital Street, Many	94	64
6-2	Aimwell Fire Station, 27 Skywagon Drive, Zwolle	93	137
6-2A	Aimwell Fire Station, 27 Skywagon Drive, Zwolle	42	43
6-3	Ebarb-Blue Lake Fire Station, 3147 Hwy. 482, Noble	88	102
6-4	NSFPD Central Station (Clyde), 919 Hammond Street, Zwolle	4	10
6-4A	NSFPD Central Station (Clyde), 919 Hammond Street, Zwolle	18	19
6-4B	NSFPD Central Station (Clyde), 919 Hammond Street, Zwolle	7	8
7-1	Converse Village Hall, 209 W. Port Arthur Street, Converse	38	27
7-2	Noble Village Hall, 437 Hwy. 1218, Noble	55	70
7-3	Union Springs Fire Sta/Hatcher, 1208 Hwy. 191, Converse	43	47
7-4	Converse High School, 100 Stayton Street, Converse	57	38
7-5	Mitchell/Oak Grove, 94 Fellowship Circle, Converse	61	43
8-1	Bayou-Scie Fire Station, 45 Russell Road, Zwolle	61	70
8-2	NSFPD Central Station Zwolle Town, 919 Hammond Street, Zwolle	117	59
9-1	Pleasant Hill Fire Station, 8283 Oak Street, Pleasant Hill	87	33
9-2	Pleasant Hill Fire Station, 8283 Oak Street, Pleasant Hill	61	52
9-3	Belmont Fire Station, 9634 Hwy. 175, Belmont	71	72
ABSENTEE		341	300
TOTALS		2,884	2,437
MAJORITY FOR		447

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

(i) there was a total of 2,884 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Parishwide School District Proposition and a total of 2,437 votes cast AGAINST the Parishwide School District Proposition, as hereinabove set forth, and that there was a majority of 447 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Parishwide School District Proposition as hereinabove set forth; and

(ii) there was a total of 246 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Pleasant Hill School District No. 42 Proposition and a total of 154 votes cast AGAINST the Pleasant Hill School District No. 42 Proposition, as hereinabove set forth, and that there was a majority of 92 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Pleasant Hill School District No. 42 Proposition as hereinabove set forth.

Therefore, the Governing Authority did declare and proclaim and does hereby declare and proclaim in open and public session that the Parishwide School District Proposition and the Pleasant Hill School District No. 42 Proposition as hereinabove set forth were duly CARRIED by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors voting at the said special elections held in the Parish and District on Tuesday, November 2, 2010.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Many, Louisiana, on this, the 15^th day of November, 2010.

I, the undersigned President of the Parish School Board of the Parish of Sabine, State of Louisiana, the governing authority of the Parish of Sabine, State of Louisiana, for school purposes and Pleasant Hill School District No. 42 of Sabine Parish, Louisiana (the "Parish and District"), do hereby declare, proclaim and announce that the Parishwide School District Proposition and the Pleasant Hill School District No. 42 Proposition submitted at the special elections held in the Parish and District on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 were CARRIED by a majority of the votes cast at the said special elections, all as described and set out in the above Process Verbal.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Many, Louisiana, on this, the 15^th day of November, 2010.

There was no action taken on Superintendent’s Report as it was information only.

On motion by Jack Sanders and seconded by Roderick Davis, it was carried to discuss procedures for hiring contract positions. No action was taken.

On motion by Roderick Davis and seconded by Jack Sanders, it was carried to approve Item III, Personnel, A. 1. as follows:

1. Danya Titus, to provide Specialized Instruction for Sabine Parish identified Preschool Students with Disabilities, the Board to pay Contractor $25.00 per hour for onsite services and travel expenses as per Division of Administrative Guidelines. Total contract for onsite will be determined by services provided paid from IDEA Preschool funds. Effective November 1, 2010 through May 21, 2011.

PLEASANT HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 42 POLLING PLACES		VOTE TABULATION
Precinct	Location	FOR	AGAINST
8-1	(IN PART) Bayou-Scie Fire Station, 45 Russell Road, Zwolle	0	0
9-1	Pleasant Hill Fire Station, 8283 Oak Street, Pleasant Hill	93	31
9-2	(IN PART) Pleasant Hill Fire Station, 8283 Oak Street, Pleasant Hill	73	45
9-3	(IN PART) Belmont Fire Station, 9634 Hwy. 175, Belmont	67	73
ABSENTEE		13	5
TOTALS		246	154
MAJORITY FOR		92