Minutes - Tangipahoa Communication District No. 1 Board of Commissioners

Tangipahoa Communication District No. 1

Board of Commissioners

Regular Meeting

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Present: Wickham, Ridgel, Lee, Brown, and Devall.

Absent: Biandolillo and Meche.

The meeting was called to order by Chairman Wickham.

The minutes of the previous meeting were reviewed. There was a motion by Devall, seconded by Lee to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as presented. The motion carried with a unanimous vote, no abstaining.

There was a motion by Lee, seconded by Ridgel, to approve payment of the bills paid prior to the meeting. The motion carried with a unanimous vote, no abstaining.

Surplus Property Bid

Ms. Oliver reported two bids were received on the jeep. There was a motion by Ridgel, seconded by Lee to accept the high bid from Jimmie Singleton of $1,515. The motion passed with a unanimous vote, no abstaining.

Fire Dispatch

Mr. Darouse reported the fire departments are ready to go online November 1. Loranger Fire originally had their radios tuned to 911-A and they need to be tuned to 911-H. Loranger Fire Department wants 911 to pay for the cost. The board inquired if they were instructed by 911 to program to 911-A. Mr. Darouse reported that they were not. The board feels it is not 911s responsibility to pay for the re-programming.

Chairman Wickham stated we have two options in assuring full coverage for Husser. We can use a 300' existing tower in Loranger, but will be required to take a place a portable building and generator at the site for a cost of $21,000. The other option is to put a link repeater on the tower in Husser at a cost of $11,000. Mr. Darouse will obtain more information on each option.

Ms. Oliver presented the contracts with the fire departments. There was a motion by Lee, seconded by Ridgel to approve the contracts and authorize Chairman Wickham to sign all necessary documents. The motion passed with a unanimous vote, no abstaining.

Supervisor's Report

The ongoing problems with the air conditioning system were discussed by Mr. Ronnie Thibodeaux of Morgan's Mechanical. The problems can be fixed by replacing the components with Trane parts at a cost of $16,262 with a 30 day warranty or replacing with equipment serviced by Morgan's at a cost of $19,935 with a one year warranty and two year warranty on the module. There was a motion by Devall, seconded by Ridgel to accept the option with Morgan's for $19,935. The motion passed with a unanimous vote, no abstaining.

Mr. Darouse reported the fire department wants to retain the seven digit fire lines. The calls will be rolled over to 911 but we will loose enhanced 911 on calls coming in on these lines becaue they will be rolled over to administrative lines. The board agreed to allow these calls at the present time with a phase out time of six months.

Mr. Darouse requested putting the surpllus computer equipment in the Parish auction. There was a motion by Ridgel, seconded by Lee to place the surplus equipment in the Parish auction. The motion passed with a unanimous vote, no abstaining.

Financial Report

Ms. Oliver presented the financial report. The certificates of deposit and pledged collateral report was reviewed. Ms. Oliver reported on the responses from the auditor and legal counsel on compensation for salaried personnel during Hurricane Gustav. There was a motion by Ridgel, seconded by Lee to pay the salaried employees for eight hours and worked on the District Holiday during the storm and compensate for hours worked over 40 in the week with time off. The motion passed with a unanimous vote, no abstaining.

Ms. Oliver presented a request from Salvador Lee, formerly of Edward Jones to move our retirement plante to his new employer, Morgan Stanley. There was a motion by Ridgel, seconded by Lee to remain with Edward Jones. The motion passed with a unanimous vote, no abstaining.

Employee Evaluation:

There was a motion by Lee, seconded by Ridgel to go into executive session to discuss employee evaluations. The motion passed with a unanimous vote, no abstaining.

Upon resumption of the regular meeting, there was a motion by Ridgel, seconded by Lee to award the following increases based on evaluation scores retroactive to October 1, 2008:

Score %Increase

30-34 1

35-39 2

40-44 3

45-50 4

The motion passed with a unanimous vote, no abstaining.

There being no further business to come before the board, Brown made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Lee and the motion so carried.

Sherri Oliver

Clerk

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Publish in The Amite Tangi Digest on Wednesday, December 3, 2008.