OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

RAPIDES PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

  Alexandria, Louisiana

     March 23, 2020    

                        The Rapides Parish School Board of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, met in special session at 12:25 o’clock p.m. on Monday, March 23, 2020 at the regular meeting place of said board in the Rapides Parish School Board Office, 619 Sixth and Beauregard Streets, in Alexandria, Louisiana.

                         President Darrell Rodriguez called the meeting to order and on roll call the following members were present:         

                                    Darrell Rodriguez, President                                      

                                                            Willard McCall, Vice-President

Wilton Barrios, Member      

                                    Steve Berry, Member

Keith Breazeale, Member

Linda Burgess, Member

Stephen Chapman, Member

Mark Dryden, Member 

                                    Sandra Franklin, Member                                                       

 Mr. Jeff Powell, secretary for the Board, was present for the meeting.

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                                     Attorney Mr. James Downs was present for the meeting.  

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                        The Invocation was pronounced by Mrs. Sandra Franklin after which Mr. Willard McCall led in the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.

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(COPY OF OFFICIAL CALL WAS EMAILED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE RAPIDES PARISH SCHOOL BOARD AND EMAILED TO THE MEDIA AND POSTED IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE AT THE MEETING PLACE OF SAID BOARD ON MARCH 22, 2020)

                                                                                                            Alexandria, Louisiana

                                                                                                            March 22, 2020

Dear Sir/Madam:

By virtue of the authority vested in me by law and by reason of the fact that it is deemed necessary, advisable, and to the public interest that the Rapides Parish School Board be called in special session; now, therefore,

I, Darrell Rodriguez, President, do hereby give notice that the said board will meet in special session at its domicile at 619 Sixth and Beauregard Streets in the City of Alexandria, Louisiana, at 12:25 p.m. on

Monday, March 23, 2020

for the purpose of considering, acting upon, deciding, and if deemed advisable, submitting the following propositions, to wit:

1.     Call to order

2.         Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance

     3.     Roll call

     4.     Motion to adopt the draft Declaration of Emergency and temporarily suspend all other open public Board meetings and action until further notice – Mr. Darrell Rodriguez

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, Witness my official signature and the seal of the Rapides Parish School Board this 22^nd day of March 2020. 

 /s/Darrell Rodriguez

       President

ATTEST:

/s/Jeff Powell

  Secretary

S E A L

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Public comment was solicited prior to the vote on items during this meeting.

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                        A motion was made by Mr. Steve Berry and seconded by Mr. Willard McCall to adopt the draft Declaration of Emergency and temporarily suspend all other open public Board meetings and action until further notice. (Item 4)

                        Discussed ensued.

                        On roll call the vote was as follows:

AYE:                Dr. Chapman, Mr. Barrios, Mr. Dryden, Ms. Burgess, Mrs. Franklin, Mr. Breazeale, Mr. Berry, Mr. McCall Mr. Rodriguez

NAY:                None

ABSENT:          None

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Pursuant to motion duly carried, the Rapides Parish School Board adjourned.

/s/Darrell Rodriguez                      President

ATTEST:

/s/Jeff Powell

   Secretary

S E A L