January 30, 2003 

                                                                                    Lake Charles, Louisiana


            The Police Jury of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, met in Special Session at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 30, 2003, in the Police Jury Meeting Room of the Parish Government Building, 1015 Pithon Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana, with The Honorable Chuck Kleckley, President, presiding, and the following members present:

 

Mesdames Elizabeth Conway Griffin and Luvertha August; and Messrs. Francis Andrepont, Algie Breaux, Brent Clement, Calvin Collins, Mike Danahay, Chris Landry, Charles S. Mackey, D.D.S., Don Manuel, Hal McMillin, and Cornelius “Cornie” Moon

 

Absent: Mrs. Sandra J. Treme (illness in family) and Mr. Enos Derbonne (ill)


            Also present were Mr. S. Mark McMurry, Parish Administrator, Mr. Bryan Beam, Assistant to the Administrator, Mrs. Coleen Clark, Executive Secretary, Mr. Richard Gremillion, Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness, Mrs. Cheryl Heisser, Director of Human Resources, Mr. Jerry Milner, Director of Finance, Mr. Claude Smart, Parish Engineer, Mr. Allen Smith of the firm of Plauche, Smith and Nieset, Legal Counsel, Mr. Gerry Trahan, Director of Facilities Management, and Mr. Jim Vickers, Director of Planning and Development.

 

            President Kleckley called the meeting to order. The invocation was pronounced by Mrs. Griffin which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Mr. Clement. The roll was called with the result being as outlined above.

 

            President Kleckley advised that the purpose of the Special Meeting on this date was to consider approval of the General Insurance Committee Report dated January 30, 2003, with reference to new contracts or renewals of contracts for the Parish’s excess workers’ compensation policy, property insurance, general/auto liability insurance, and Third Party Administrator with respect to general/auto liability insurance.

 

            Motion was made by Mr. Moon, seconded by Mrs. Griffin and carried unanimously that the General Insurance Committee Report dated January 30, 2003, and all recommendations contained therein, be approved as follows:

 

GENERAL INSURANCE COMMITTEE REPORT

January 30, 2003

                                                                                            


            A meeting of the General Insurance Committee was held at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 30, 2003, in the Police Jury Meeting Room of the Parish Government Building, located at 1015 Pithon Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana, with Mr. Hal McMillin, Vice-Chairman, presiding and the following members present:

 

Mr. Francis Andrepont, Mr. Calvin Collins, Mr. Mike Danahay, and Mrs. Elizabeth Conway Griffin

 

Absent: Mr. Enos Derbonne, Chairman (ill)


            Also present were Mr. S. Mark McMurry, Mr. Bryan Beam, Mrs. Coleen Clark, Mrs. Cheryl Heisser, and Mr. Jerry Milner.


            Said Committee:

 

            (1)        Recommended renewal for a period of one year of the excess workers’ compensation policy, the Parish’s property insurance, the agreement with the Parish’s Third Party Administrator with respect to liability insurance coverages, and a commercial insurance package which included the following coverages, with the selection of the $2 million umbrella option: general liability, employee benefits, auto liability, law enforcement liability, public entity management liability, and employment practices liability, all for a period beginning February 1, 2003, through January 31, 2004.

 

(The agencies providing coverage for the above stipulated insurance policies which were renewed: excess workers’ compensation – Louisiana Companies, Mid-South Division; property insurance – Lyons Insurance Agency, Inc.; commercial package – McElveen Insurance Agency; Third Party Administrator – Arthur J. Gallagher and Company.)


            There being no further business, Vice-Chairman McMillin declared the meeting to be adjourned.


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            President Kleckley congratulated Mr. Breaux, on behalf of the entire Police Jury, for having recently been elected as Third Vice-President of the Louisiana Police Jury Association during the annual convention of said organization in New Orleans.

 

            President Kleckley advised that Mr. Derbonne (who recently had heart surgery) might be coming home from the hospital the following day (February 1st).

 

            Upon motion made by Mr. Breaux, which was duly seconded by Mrs. August and carried unanimously, the rules were suspended by a two-thirds majority vote to adopt the following resolution:

 

RESOLUTION


            BE IT RESOLVED BY THE POLICE JURY OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, in special session convened on the 30th day of January, 2003, that it does hereby adopt a resolution correcting a previous resolution adopted on October 10, 2002, approving the purchase of five acres of property, which is adjacent to the Office of Juvenile Justice Services, clarifying that the seller of record of said property is actually 104 Properties, L.L.C., rather than Reeves Development, L.L.C., as noted in the previous resolution, and reaffirming that this purchase is in accordance with the Parish’s Real Acquisition Property Policy, and in compliance with LSA—R.S. 38:2213 which requires that no pecuniary interest shall be held by any state or parish elected official.


            BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the President of the Police Jury, or his designee, is authorized to execute all documents related thereto.


            THUS DONE AND PASSED on the date above inscribed.


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          There being no further business, motion was made by Mr. Moon, seconded by Mr. Danahay and carried unanimously that the meeting be adjourned.

 

/s/ Chuck Kleckley, President


/s/ S. Mark McMurry, Parish Administrator

& Ex-Officio Secretary