The Jackson Parish Police Jury held their regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Monday, December 9th. The session was held in the Nathaniel Zeno, Jr., Meeting Room of the Jackson Parish Administrative Building, located at 160 Industrial Drive in Jonesboro.
Prior to the session, a Public Hearing regarding the 2024 budget was held where discussion was offered concerning two Ordinances that were to be voted on in the regular session.
The regular session opened with the Police Jury opting to continue with the leadership of this past year by electing Todd Culpepper and Amy Magee to serve as President and Vice President for 2025.
The two budget ordinances (described below) were then adopted unanimously by jury members by a roll call vote.
Ordinance No. 01-1209-2024: to amend Ordinance No. 02-1219-2023 annual operating budgets of revenues and expenditures for General Fund, Special Revenue Funds, Debt Service Fund, and Capital Project Fund for the fiscal year 2023.
Ordinance No. 02-1209-2024: to adopt operating budgets of revenue and expenditures for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2025, for General Fund, Special Revenue Funds, Debt Service Fund, and Capital Projects Funds.
Approval of the minutes of the November 25, 2024, Special Called Police Jury Meeting, monthly purchase orders, and the payment of all bills followed.
The session continued with the approval of recommendations made by the following committee’s.
Road Committee
1. Remove Bolds Road, Henderson Road, and Jackson McCarty Road from the Jackson Parish Road System..
2. Leave C. Osborne Road in the Jackson Parish Road System.
3. Maintaining end point on Quail Ridge Road.
4. Assist the Jonesboro Fire Department and Jonesboro Fire Protection District #1 with their request.
5. Assist the Village of Eros with their repair request at a rate of $100 an hour with a 4-hour minimum.
6. Repair the damaged section on Bear Knoll.
Building and Ground Committee
1. Adopt the minutes of the November 25, 2024 meeting.
2. Raise the Community Center rental fee by $100.00. Make it $750.00 per rental effective January 1, 2025.
Management Reports by Operations Manager – Mr. Brad Roller, Road Superintendent – Mr. Wayne Anderson, and Solid Waste Superintendent – Mr. Robin Sessions were then hear as well as the Police Jury accepting the Emergency/Off-Schedule Report.
Other Business
1. Engineering Report – Mr. Paul Riley, The Riley Co. of Louisiana
2. Announcement of Public Meeting- Sales Tax Renewal.
3. Accept the 2025 Material Bids.
4. Adopt the 2024 budget amendments and 2025 budget for the library board.
5. Act on Parish Board Appointments.
Announcements & Notifications
Alcohol permits have been issued to D & D Enterprises and the Lazy Gator for 2025.
Registration has opened for the 2025 PJAL Convention. The dates are February 12-14. 2025.