PROCEEDINGS
Vermilion Parish Library
Board of Control
May 10, 2017
President, Ricky Luquette called the Vermilion Parish Public Library Board of Control meeting to order on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at the Kaplan Library at 5:00 PM. The following members were present: Ricky Luquette, Jane Barras, Betty Girouard, Melanie Hensgens, Mayor Wayne Theriot, Yolanda Broussard and R. Brady Broussard, Jr. Absent was: Leon Broussard, Police Jury ex-officio member.
Guest were: Charlotte Trosclair, Director; Amy Stelly, business manager, Matthew Margaglio
Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance were led by Mr. Ricky Luquette.
On the motion of Mayor Wayne Theriot seconded by Mrs. Jane Barras and carried the board unanimously voted to dispense with the reading of and to unanimously accept the February 8, 2017 regular meeting minutes. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard, Mayor Wayne Theriot and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard
On the motion of Mr. R. Brady Broussard, Jr. seconded by Mrs. Jane Barras and carried the board unanimously voted to approve the financial report as presented by Amy Stelly. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard, Mayor Wayne Theriot and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard
On the motion of Mrs. Betty Girouard seconded by Mrs. Melanie Hensgens and carried the board unanimously voted to approve the Director’s report. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard, Mayor Wayne Theriot and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard
On the motion of Mrs. Jane Barras seconded by Mrs. Melanie Hensgens and carried the board unanimously voted to table the meeting room policy. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard, Mayor Wayne Theriot and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard
On the motion of Mr. R. Brady Broussard, Jr. seconded by Mayor Wayne Theriot and carried the board unanimously voted to adopt the 2016 financial audit report. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard, Mayor Wayne Theriot and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard
On the motion of Mrs. Jane Barras seconded by Mayor Wayne Theriot and carried the board unanimously voted to adopt the 2017 millage resolution. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard, Mayor Wayne Theriot and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard
On the motion of Mrs. Betty Girouard seconded by Mrs. Jane Barras and carried the board unanimously voted to adopt the 2017 millage rate of 4.36. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard, Mayor Wayne Theriot and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard
On the motion of Mr. R. Brady Broussard, Jr. seconded by Mrs. Jane Barras and carried the board unanimously voted to adopt two (2) minutes as the public comment rule. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard and Mayor Wayne Theriot
On the motion of Mrs. Melanie Hensgens seconded by Mrs. Betty Girouard and carried the board unanimously voted to adopt the ethics and debt service policies/procedures. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard and Mayor Wayne Theriot
On the motion of Mrs. Jane Barras seconded by Mrs. Betty Girouard and carried the board unanimously voted to amend and adopt library policies. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard and Mayor Wayne Theriot
On the motion of Mrs. Jane Barras seconded by Mrs. Melanie Hensgens and carried the board unanimously voted to approve travel to the Association of Rural and Small Libraries Conference. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard and Mayor Wayne Theriot
On the motion of Mr. R. Brady Broussard, Jr. seconded by Mrs. Jane Barras and carried the board unanimously voted to deviate from the agenda to present Rev. Wayne Landry a plaque for his years of service to the Library Board of Control. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard and Mayor Wayne Theriot
Ms. Trosclair was asked to obtain prices for installing a railing across the front of the Abbeville Library.
On the motion of Mr. R. Brady Broussard, Jr. seconded by Mrs. Betty Girouard and carried the board unanimously voted to table the request from the Erath Fourth of July Committee until Mr. Paul Moresi can review the library’s meeting room policy. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard and Mayor Wayne Theriot
On the motion of Mrs. Jane Barras seconded by Mrs. Betty Girouard and carried the board unanimously voted to approve the library’s website hosting. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard and Mayor Wayne Theriot
On the motion of Mrs. Jane Barras seconded by Mrs. Melanie Hensgens and carried the board unanimously voted to table the re-upholstery of the meeting room chairs. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard and Mayor Wayne Theriot
There being no further business and upon motion of Mrs. Betty Girouard and seconded by Mrs. Jane Barras the meeting was adjourned.
APPROVED:
_________________________________
Ricky Luquette, Board President
ATTEST:
__________________________
Charlotte Trosclair, Secretary
May 11 2017
May 10, 2017 Minutes
PROCEEDINGS
Vermilion Parish Library
Board of Control
May 10, 2017
President, Ricky Luquette called the Vermilion Parish Public Library Board of Control meeting to order on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at the Kaplan Library at 5:00 PM. The following members were present: Ricky Luquette, Jane Barras, Betty Girouard, Melanie Hensgens, Mayor Wayne Theriot, Yolanda Broussard and R. Brady Broussard, Jr. Absent was: Leon Broussard, Police Jury ex-officio member.
Guest were: Charlotte Trosclair, Director; Amy Stelly, business manager, Matthew Margaglio
Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance were led by Mr. Ricky Luquette.
On the motion of Mayor Wayne Theriot seconded by Mrs. Jane Barras and carried the board unanimously voted to dispense with the reading of and to unanimously accept the February 8, 2017 regular meeting minutes. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard, Mayor Wayne Theriot and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard
On the motion of Mr. R. Brady Broussard, Jr. seconded by Mrs. Jane Barras and carried the board unanimously voted to approve the financial report as presented by Amy Stelly. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard, Mayor Wayne Theriot and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard
On the motion of Mrs. Betty Girouard seconded by Mrs. Melanie Hensgens and carried the board unanimously voted to approve the Director’s report. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard, Mayor Wayne Theriot and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard
On the motion of Mrs. Jane Barras seconded by Mrs. Melanie Hensgens and carried the board unanimously voted to table the meeting room policy. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard, Mayor Wayne Theriot and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard
On the motion of Mr. R. Brady Broussard, Jr. seconded by Mayor Wayne Theriot and carried the board unanimously voted to adopt the 2016 financial audit report. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard, Mayor Wayne Theriot and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard
On the motion of Mrs. Jane Barras seconded by Mayor Wayne Theriot and carried the board unanimously voted to adopt the 2017 millage resolution. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard, Mayor Wayne Theriot and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard
On the motion of Mrs. Betty Girouard seconded by Mrs. Jane Barras and carried the board unanimously voted to adopt the 2017 millage rate of 4.36. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard, Mayor Wayne Theriot and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard
On the motion of Mr. R. Brady Broussard, Jr. seconded by Mrs. Jane Barras and carried the board unanimously voted to adopt two (2) minutes as the public comment rule. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard and Mayor Wayne Theriot
On the motion of Mrs. Melanie Hensgens seconded by Mrs. Betty Girouard and carried the board unanimously voted to adopt the ethics and debt service policies/procedures. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard and Mayor Wayne Theriot
On the motion of Mrs. Jane Barras seconded by Mrs. Betty Girouard and carried the board unanimously voted to amend and adopt library policies. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard and Mayor Wayne Theriot
On the motion of Mrs. Jane Barras seconded by Mrs. Melanie Hensgens and carried the board unanimously voted to approve travel to the Association of Rural and Small Libraries Conference. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard and Mayor Wayne Theriot
On the motion of Mr. R. Brady Broussard, Jr. seconded by Mrs. Jane Barras and carried the board unanimously voted to deviate from the agenda to present Rev. Wayne Landry a plaque for his years of service to the Library Board of Control. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard and Mayor Wayne Theriot
Ms. Trosclair was asked to obtain prices for installing a railing across the front of the Abbeville Library.
On the motion of Mr. R. Brady Broussard, Jr. seconded by Mrs. Betty Girouard and carried the board unanimously voted to table the request from the Erath Fourth of July Committee until Mr. Paul Moresi can review the library’s meeting room policy. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard and Mayor Wayne Theriot
On the motion of Mrs. Jane Barras seconded by Mrs. Betty Girouard and carried the board unanimously voted to approve the library’s website hosting. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard and Mayor Wayne Theriot
On the motion of Mrs. Jane Barras seconded by Mrs. Melanie Hensgens and carried the board unanimously voted to table the re-upholstery of the meeting room chairs. There were no public comments.
YEAS: Jane Barras, Melanie Hensgens, R. Brady Broussard, Jr., Betty Girouard, Yolanda
Broussard and Ricky Luquette
NAYS: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: Leon Broussard and Mayor Wayne Theriot
There being no further business and upon motion of Mrs. Betty Girouard and seconded by Mrs. Jane Barras the meeting was adjourned.
APPROVED:
_________________________________
Ricky Luquette, Board President
ATTEST:
__________________________
Charlotte Trosclair, Secretary