Police Jurors met Monday at 10 a.m. During the regular meeting, a public hearing was held on an ordinance to change the name of Trailer Park Road in District 7-Ward7 to Cornwell Road. There were no public comments, and jurors returned to the regular meeting where they adopted the change.
A motion was adopted to accept the Multi-Jurisdictional Agreement between police juries in Vernon, Calcasieu, Jeff Davis, Cameron, Beauregard and Allen Parishes for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Vernon Parish Jurors will accept a letter of engagement from the CPA firm of Thomas, Cunningham, Broadway and Todtenbier for the 2023 Statewide Agreed-Upon Procedures Audit. That same firm also entered into a Letter of Engagement with the Vernon Parish Jury for the Financial Audit through 2025.
Jurors also authorized accepting a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the VPPJ and the Rapides Area Planning Commission for the purpose of implementing and administering the plan review and inspection process for the Parish.
The Jury was authorized to finance a 2023 International Dump Truck for District 5. The $134,400 bid was from iTA Truck Sales and Service. The Jury also financed a 2023 John Deere Cab Tractor with a boom mower for District 2 from John Deere/Goldman Equipment. The state contract was let at $145,527. Both pieces of heavy equipment were financed through Cadence Equipment Finance.
Several items came into the Equipment Committee after the March 11 committee meeting: an excavator for Districts 10-11-12, one for District 6 and a pair of attachments for the districts to share.
The Finance Committee had one item come in after the committee meetings March 11. It was a request to approve an additional $200,000 for the City of Leesville’s Sewer Project on Jeane Chapel Road, to assist with the local match, if needed.
The Committee Meeting scheduled for Monday, April 8 has been cancelled. The next regular meeting of the Vernon Parish Police Jury will be Monday, April 15, at 10 a.m. There will be a public hearing at that meeting on a proposed ordinance change to reduce the speed limit on Snell Road in District 6-Ward 2 to 15 mph. Another public hearing that day will take public input on a proposed ordinance to provide for health insurance benefits.