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JOB OPPORTUNITY

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JOB OPPORTUNITY

The Jackson Parish Police Jury is hiring for the following open position. Please submit all applications to: Jackson Parish Police Jury Administrative Building, 160 Industrial Drive, Jonesboro, LA 71251. Applications will be received until 4:30 pm on Friday, January 31, 2025. To request a detailed job description, please contact our office at (318) 259-2361 or by email: nevans@jppj.org.

POSITION: General Laborer
DEPARTMENT: Jackson Parish Road Department

Description:
Under close supervision, the Road Department General Laborer performs unskilled manual labor, operation of light equipment requiring no special training or experience, and performs related work as required by the supervisor. Laborers in this position class are also responsible for the operation of a variety of construction and maintenance equipment and for performing manual labor activities as needed and/or required by the Road Department.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Must be 18 years of age.
• High school diploma, or equivalent, required.
• Class E Driver’s License; progression towards a CDL license a plus.
• Three (3) months of experience in the operation of equipment listed above preferred, but not required.
• Must be able to lift up to 100 pounds frequently.
• Ability to work safely in all weather conditions, including adverse conditions.
• Can understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Able to work in elevated areas, confined spaces, and on and off ladders.
• Must be able to sit and stand for extended periods of time.

Basic Responsibilities:
• The General Laborer is responsible for performing industrial and safety housekeeping of assigned areas following the instructions from their Supervisor.
• Operates Police Jury-owned vehicles, such as pick-up trucks, backhoe, street sweeper, dump trucks, farm–type tractors, bush hog cutters, boom mowers, etc. as required.
• Operates hand and power tools and equipment, such as mowers, chain saws, air compressor, small compaction equipment, etc. as required.
• Mows grass and rights of ways with hand power equipment.
• Uses hand tools to load and unload sand, dirt, gravel, and hot and cold mix asphalt.
• Repairs pot holes.
• Required to inspect and repair equipment as directed by department procedures, as well as be able to make repairs to parish roads, curbs and sidewalks.
• Performs road and ditch maintenance and associated work.
• Cleans culverts and other drainage structures including placing rip rap and filter cloth.
• Sweeps streets, shop, and sidewalks; cleans up debris and materials from roads, bridges, and culverts.
• Flags traffic when needed.
• Manually moves and transports equipment, materials, etc.
• Loads and unloads materials from trucks including debris, sand, dirt, gravel, etc.
• Cleans trucks, replaces blades, and other maintenance of equipment as needed.
• Performs building maintenance, cleaning offices, restrooms, and shop as needed.
• Assists operators, truck drivers, mechanics etc. with specific projects as requested.
• Performs a variety of other heavy manual work in connection with the maintenance of streets, bridges, and drainage of parish roads.
• Ready to learn from on-the-job training when necessary.
• Follows safety procedures and practices as required, as well as wearing required safety equipment.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Detailed Job Description available upon request.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Jackson Parish Police Jury Regular Meeting
January 13, 2025

The Jackson Parish Police Jury met in regular session on Monday, January 13, 2024, at 5:30 PM in the Nathaniel Zeno, Jr. meeting room, 160 Industrial Drive, Jonesboro, Louisiana.

Members Present: Mr. Todd Culpepper, Mrs. Sheketia Combs, Ms. Regina Rowe, Mr. Keith Burris, Mrs. Amy Magee, and Mr. Lewis Chatham. Absent: Mrs.
Tarneshala Cowans. Also present: Mr. Brad Roller, Operations Manager; Mr. Wayne Anderson, Road Superintendent, and Mr. Robin Sessions, Solid Waste Superintendent, and Mr. Paul Riley, Parish Engineer.

The President, Mr. Culpepper, called the meeting to order. Ms. Rowe gave the invocation and Mr. Chatham led the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
The President opened the floor for public comments. There were none.
Motion- Mrs. Magee, seconded by Mr. Chatham to amend the agenda adding item #16a. Agenda item #16a-reappoint Ms. Regina Rowe to the Sparta Commission. Motion carried.
The President moved to the approval of minutes.
Motion- Mr. Chatham, seconded by Mr. Burris to adopt the minutes of the December 9, 2024, Police Jury Meeting, monthly purchase orders, and the payment of all bills. Motion carried.
The President called for approval of committee reports.
Motion- Ms. Rowe, seconded by Mrs. Magee to adopt the minutes of the December 3, 2024, Finance Committee
Meeting. Motion carried.
Motion- Mr. Burris, seconded by Mrs. Combs to adopt the minutes of the December 12, 2024, Policy and Personnel Committee meeting. Motion carried.
Motion- Mr. Chatham, seconded by Magee to allow employees to sell up to 40 hours of their vacation time in eight-hour increments once a calendar year with a 2-week notice and 20 hours of vacation time left. Motion carried.
The President called for monthly management reports.
Mr. Brad Roller, Operations Manager, gave the December 2024 Operations Manager Reports.
Mr. Wayne Anderson, Road Superintendent, presented the December 2024 Road Report noting that $4,668.72 had been spent on emergency callouts/off-schedule work.
Motion- Ms. Rowe, seconded by Mrs. Magee to accept the December 2024 emergency/off-schedule reports. Motion carried.
Mr. Robin Sessions, Solid Waste Superintendent, presented the December 2024 Solid Waste Report.
The President moved to Other Business.
Mr. Paul Riley presented the Engineering Report.
Motion- Ms. Rowe, seconded Mr. Burris to approve the North Louisiana Criminalistic Laboratory’s 2024 Amended Budget and 2025 Proposed Budget. Motion carried.
There was no action taken on agenda item #11.
Motion- Ms. Rowe, seconded by Mr. Chatham to approve taking final action to clean up property in accordance with the nuisance ordinance. Motion carried.
Motion- Mr. Chatham, seconded by Mr. Burris to adopt and approve the resolution for the Sales Tax renewal (roll call vote)
District 1: Yea
District 2: Yea
District 3: Yea
District 4: Yea
District 5: Absent
District 6: Yea
District 7: Yea
(Yeas: 6, Nays: 0, Absent: 1, Abstaining: 0) – Motion carried
Motion- Mr. Burris, seconded by Mrs. Magee authorizing the Secretary-Treasurer to advertise for the Solid Waste Operator I vacancy. Motion carried.
Motion- Mrs. Magee, seconded by Mrs. Rowe to approve Brad Roller (Operations Manager) and Robin Sessions (Solid Waste Superintendent) attending the LSWA Conference on March 19-21, 2025. Motion carried.
Motion- Mr. Burris, seconded by Mr. Chatham to approve the Solid Waste 2025 Holiday Work Schedule. Motion carried.
Motion- Mrs. Magee, seconded by Mr. Burris to reappoint Ms. Regina Rowe to the Sparta Commission. Motion carried.
Motion- Mrs. Magee, seconded by Mr. Chatham to reappoint Mrs. Conchita-Malone Doyle (Ambulance Board) Ms. Judy Cooper (Library Board), Mr. Joel Burnum (Quitman Fire District), Mr. Colby Bowman (Quitman Fire District), and Ms. Kim Huthinson (Hospital Board). Motion carried.
Announcements- Brent Barnett was named the OEP Director for 2025, the President gave out the 2025 committee assignments, and there was a declaration of emergency declared for the purchase of a Solid Waste tractor truck.
All jury members thanked the public for coming and acknowledged/thanked the workers for all of their hard work during the holidays.
Motion- Ms. Rowe, seconded Mrs. Magee to adjourn. Motion carried.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Jackson Parish Police Jury Special Called Meeting
January 15, 2025

The Jackson Parish Police Jury met during a Special Called Meeting on January 15, 2025, at 12:15 PM in the Nathaniel Zeno, Jr. Meeting Room, Jackson Parish Administrative Building, 160 Industrial Drive, Jonesboro,
Louisiana.

Members Present: Mrs. Amy Magee, Mr. Lewis Chatham Mr. Keith Burris, Ms. Sheketia Combs, Mr. Todd Culpepper and Mrs. Tarneshala Cowans. Absent: Ms. Regina Rowe. Also present: Mr. Brad Roller, Operations Manager.

The President, Mr. Culpepper called the meeting to order. Mrs. Combs gave the invocation and Mr. Burris led the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
The President opened the floor for public comments, there were none.
Motion- Mrs. Magee, seconded by Mr. Chatham to amend the agenda, adding agenda item #1a. Agenda item #1a – to approve the President signing a letter of support for the Town of Jonesboro. Motion carried.
Motion- Mr. Burris, seconded by Mrs. Cowans to approve purchasing a tractor truck from Empire Truck Sales in the amount of $154,665.00 using funds from ACT 776 for Solid Waste. Motion carried.
Motion- Mr. Burris, seconded by Mrs. Magee to approve the jury President signing a letter of support for the Town of Jonesboro. Motion carried.
Motion- Mrs. Magee, seconded by Mr. Burris to amend the agenda adding item #2a. Agenda item #2a- reappoint all remaining Parish Board appointees except for the Jonesboro Fire District. Motion carried.
Motion- Mrs. Magee, seconded by Mr. Burris to reappoint all remaining Parish Board appointees except for the Jonesboro Fire District.
Ms. Ann Standley- Library Board, Ms. Lisa Nunn- Library Board, Mr. Mark Culpepper- Museum Board, Ms. Mary Hoover- Museum Board, Mrs. Yumeaka Washington- Tourism Board, Mrs. Sandy Joyner- Tourism Board, Mr. Rickey Cash- District 2, Mr. George Gryder- District 2, Mayor Greg Harris- District 3, Mr. Wayne Whitman- District
3, Mr. Tracy Rushing- District 4. – Motion carried.
Motion Mr. Chatham, seconded by Mrs. Cowans to adjourn. Motion carried.