St. Mary 911 Communications District
October 20, 2010
10:00 A.M.
Chairman Fryou opened the September, 2010 meeting with a roll call. Mr. Fryou, Mr. Veal, Mr. Mayon, Mr. Verret, Mr. Arthur and Mr. McAllister were present at the meeting. Mr. Minor was not in attendance.
Chairman Fryou asked the members for a motion to accept the September, 2010 minutes. Mr. Arthur made a motion to accept the minutes as written. Mr. Veal seconded the motion. All members were in favor and the motion carried.
The income statement for September, 2010 totaled $45,241.25. Mr. Arthur made a motion to accept the income statement. Mr. Mayon seconded the motion. All members were in favor and the motion carried. Ms. Angeron reminded the board members the Louisiana Department of Revenue should be sending the prepay remittances totaling $9,744.00, in October, 2010. No parishes have received remittance as of this date. Expenses for the month of September, 2010 totaled $43,405.06. Mr. Arthur made a motion to accept the expense statement. Mr. Veal seconded the motion. All members were in favor and the motion carried.
New Business: none
Old Business: Mr. Arthur told the members that he would like to apologize for misquoting the vacation policy at the August 2010 meeting. He said when he returned to his office, he checked into the parish’s vacation policy and found it to be exactly the same as the old policy for 911. Mr. Arthur told the members if they would like to amend any changes that were made to the vacation policy he would be open to discussion. The sick pay policy discussion was tabled in August 2010 to allow Mr. Arthur to research the possibility of a personal day for the staff at 911. He told the members that the parish allows a day off for the employee birthdays. He made a motion to grant the employees their birthday as a day off. Chairman Fryou told the members that while he understood the birthday off concept, he felt a flex day would be more beneficial to the employees. Mr. Verret agreed that a flexible day would be a better choice. After a short discussion on the matter, Mr. Arthur asked to change his motion to one flex day off a year, to be used with the approval of the director. Mr. Verret seconded the motion. All members were in favor and the motion carried.
Chairman Fryou directed the member’s attention to the director’s salary. Mrs. Angeron’s probationary period was completed last month. A special meeting held in August of 2006 showed the salary accepted for the previous director. At the last meeting, some of the members of the board questioned if the salary was for the directorship, or the individual hired. Chairman Fryou told the members he had reviewed the issue and had come to the decision that the salary discussed at the special meeting was for the previous director only. Mr. Verret agreed, stating that the board of directors should set the salary as they see fit. Mrs. Angeron gave the members a breakdown of salaries paid to the directors in parishes with similar populations. Mr. Verret reminded the board that the budget still reflected the previous director’s salary. Mr. Verret told the board that Mrs. Angeron’s current salary was $38,000.00. He included that she is doing an excellent job and proposed that her salary be raised to $50,000.00. Mr. McAllister agreed to that amount as long as it was in the budget. Mr. Veal stated that he was very satisfied with her job performance and believed she deserves the increase. Mr. Verret made a motion to set Ms. Angeron’s salary at $50,000.00, retroactive to the ending of the six month probation. Mr. McAllister seconded the motion. All members were in favor and the motion carried.
Director Updates: Two employees are training for addressing in the parish. A new computer will be installed for that purpose. Training with Positron to update the 911 maps is forthcoming.
A life insurance has been made available to the 911 employees through Liberty National.
Tax forms will now be filed electronically. This is a new requirement as of January 2011.
Mrs. Pat Concienne has completed the Certified Training Instructor course and is ready to begin classes.
911 personnel participated in the Dare Program by driving in the parade and performing puppet shows at local schools.
Students from Morgan City High School are scheduled to visit the center twice a week for work observation.
Ms. Angeron presented anniversary certificates to board members Mark Fryou, Scott Verret, Matt Mayon and Duval Arthur.
General Discussion: Mr. Arthur asked about the possibility of reverse 911 calling capabilities through the Positron equipment at the 911 center. He stated he is also interested in a paging system that would automatically dial emergency personnel cell phones. Mr. McAllister asked about the addressing ordinance for the parish, questioning if mobile home park owners are responsible for the addressing of individual mobile homes. Ms. Angeron said she would check into it and report back to them.
Public Comment: none
Adjournment: Mr. Arthur made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Veal seconded the motion. All members were in favor and the motion carried.
Approved: _____________________________________________
Mark Fryou, Chairman
Attest: _____________________________________________
Charlette Angeron, Director
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