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• Board Minutes 26 July, 2022 MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING HELD AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE ON JULY 26, 2022   Those present for the meeting were:                           BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS                 Jimmy R. Read more MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING HELD AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE ON JULY 26, 2022   Those present for the meeting were:                           BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS                 Jimmy R. French, Gen. Mgr.                                      Oscar Coody                                                                Annette Williams, Controller                                     Elizabeth Q. Lindsay Greg Jones, Attorney                                                  Billy McKay Jamie Timberlake, Operations Mgr.                           Don T. O’Neal                                           Keesha Halliburton, Administrative Sec.                  Clyde Moore, Board President, Absent Brendon Gaspard, Pan American Engineers              Marion Simpson Jr.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Tom David, Pan American Engineers                        D.W. Williams                                                                        Gail Wilking, Mayor, Town of Ball                           Russell Flowers Chuck Wilking                                                           Lane Lavespere Phillip Terrell, Rapides Parish District Attorney Carrol Ward, Alderman, Town of Ball Bubba Moreau, RPPJ Craig Smith, RPPJ Mike Johnson, State Congressman Mike Stephan, Rapides Parish District Attorney Office                                                                                                                   The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Elizabeth Q. Lindsay, Vice President of the Board of Commissioners.   D. W. Williams gave the invocation.   Marion Simpson Jr. led the Pledge of Allegiance.   The Roll was called with eight Commissioners present and Clyde Moore being absent.   Public comments by the attending guests were welcomed by the Commissioners.   The reading of the minutes of the regular Board meeting held on July 12, 2022 was dispensed with and D. W. Williams made a motion to accept the minutes as printed.  Oscar Coody seconded the motion.  Motion carried.    Jimmy French, General Manager, reported that all taps and leaks are up to date.  He also reviewed the Consumption and Revenue Report and the Water Audit Report.   Billy McKay made a motion to accept the General Manager’s report.  D. W. Williams seconded the motion.  Motion carried.   Elizabeth Q. Lindsay, Personnel Committee, reported on the Personnel Committee meeting held July 19, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.    Billy McKay made a motion to approve the Personnel Committee report.  Oscar Coody seconded the motion.  Motion carried.   D. W. Williams, Chairman, Finance Committee, reported on the Finance Committee meeting held July 19, 2022 at 10:00 a.m Annette Williams, Controller, reviewed the Schedule of Unrestricted Funds.   Marion Simpson Jr. made a motion to approve leak adjustment requests as recommended by the District’s Attorney for accounts 51-1600-01, 12-1660-00, 28-0880-00, 27-1170-03, and 21-0400-00.   Oscar Coody seconded the motion   There was a roll call vote as follows:  Marion Simpson Jr.; Aye, Russell Flowers; Aye, Don O’Neal; Aye, Elizabeth Q. Lindsay; Aye, Lane Lavespere; Aye, Oscar Coody; Aye, Billy McKay; Aye, D.W. Williams; Aye, Clyde Moore; Absent.  8-Aye, 0-Nay, 1-Absent   Billy McKay made a motion to accept the Finance Committee report.  Lane Lavespere seconded the motion.  Motion carried.   Brendon Gaspard and Tom David, Pan American Engineers, made a presentation on the 20 inch water main project.   Marion Simpson Jr. made a motion to accept the Engineer’s report.  Billy McKay seconded the motion.  Motion carried.   There being no other business Marion Simpson Jr. made the motion to adjourn.  Oscar Coody seconded the motion.  Motion carried.  Meeting adjourned at 11:02 a.m.

• Board Minutes 12 July, 2022 MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING HELD AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE ON JULY 12, 2022   Those present for the meeting were:                           BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS                 Jimmy R. Read more MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING HELD AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE ON JULY 12, 2022   Those present for the meeting were:                           BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS                 Jimmy R. French, Gen. Mgr.                                      Oscar Coody                                                                Annette Williams, Controller                                     Elizabeth Q. Lindsay, Absent Greg Jones, Attorney                                                  Billy McKay Jamie Timberlake, Operations Mgr., Absent             Don T. O’Neal                                           Keesha Halliburton, Administrative Sec.                  Clyde Moore, Board President, Absent Brendon Gaspard, Pan American Engineers              Marion Simpson Jr.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        D.W. Williams                                                                                                                                                            Russell Flowers                                                                                     Lane Lavespere                                                                                                                   The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by D. W. Williams, Secretary of the Board of Commissioners.   Oscar Coody gave the invocation.   Marion Simpson Jr. led the Pledge of Allegiance.   The Roll was called with seven Commissioners present and Elizabeth Q. Lindsay and Clyde Moore being absent.   Additions- Marion Simpson Jr. made a motion to add to the agenda under the Attorney’s report the Election of Officers and Professional Staff.  Oscar Coody seconded the motion.   There was a roll call vote as follows:  D.W. Williams; Aye, Marion Simpson Jr.; Aye, Russell Flowers; Aye, Don O’Neal; Aye, Elizabeth Q. Lindsay; Absent, Lane Lavespere; Aye, Oscar Coody; Aye, Billy McKay; Aye, Clyde Moore; Absent.  7-Aye, 0-Nay, 2-Absent   The reading of the minutes of the regular Board meeting held on June 28, 2022 was dispensed with and Marion Simpson made a motion to accept the minutes as printed.  Don O’Neal seconded the motion.  Motion carried.    Jimmy French, General Manager, reported that all taps and leaks are up to date.  He also reviewed the Consumption and Revenue Report and the Water Audit Report.   Billy McKay made a motion to accept the General Manager’s report.  Oscar Coody seconded the motion.  Motion carried.   Don O’Neal, Personnel Committee, stated the next Personnel Committee meeting will be held July 19, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.    D. W. Williams, Chairman, Finance Committee, stated the next Finance Committee meeting will be held July 19, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.   Brendon Gaspard, Pan American Engineers, reported on ongoing projects.   Marion Simpson Jr. made a motion to accept the Engineer’s report.  Russell Flowers seconded the motion.  Motion carried.   Attorney’s report- Russell Flowers nominated Clyde Moore for President of the Board of Commissioners, Elizabeth Q. Lindsay for Vice President of the Board of Commissioners, and D. W. Williams for Secretary of the Board of Commissioners.  Don O’Neal seconded the nomination.  Motion carried.   There being no other nominations, Greg Jones called for the nominations for President, Vice President, and Secretary to close.   Lane Lavespere moved that the Board accept Clyde Moore as President of the Board of Commissioners, Elizabeth Q. Lindsay for Vice President of the Board of Commissioners, and D.W. Williams for Secretary of the Board of Commissioners by acclamation.   Oscar Coody seconded the motion.  Motion carried.   Billy McKay made a motion to appoint professional staff; Pan American Engineers as the Engineering firm, Greg Jones as Attorney and legal advisor, and Payne, Moore and Herrington as finance advisor and auditor for the District.  Don O’Neal seconded the motion.  Motion carried.   There being no other nominations, Greg Jones called for the nominations for the Professional Staff to close.   D.W. Williams moved that the Board accept Pan American Engineers as the Engineering firm, Greg Jones as Attorney, and Payne, Moore and Herrington as finance advisor for the District by acclamation.  Oscar Coody seconded the motion. Motion carried.   There being no other business Marion Simpson Jr. made the motion to adjourn.  Oscar Coody seconded the motion.  Motion carried.  Meeting adjourned at 10:28 a.m.