Parish begins 90‑day transition of grant‑coordinator duties; allocation to be split during handover

The Assumption Parish Police Jury's personnel committee on March 12 approved a 90‑day transition plan for the parish grant coordinator position. The move will shift duties from the current grant coordinator (Rietta—surname not specified in the record) toward another staff member (Tyler/ Tawanda—transcript uses given names inconsistently) while both staffers work together to transfer responsibilities.

Juror Alcorn moved the transition plan and Juror Carter seconded it. Committee members discussed the need for time to place the incoming staff member on outgoing email threads, to introduce the new coordinator to external partners (including South Central Planning), and to allow hands‑on training for tasks such as contacting agencies and troubleshooting front‑end grant documents. The motion calls for the $3,000 allocation associated with the grant coordinator role to be split between the two staffers during the 90‑day period; funding was described as coming from a mix of the general fund, drainage allocations and a one‑percent line (transcript language: "split amongst general fund drainage and 1%") by staff.

Jurors asked staff to notify South Central Planning and other partners that both staffers should be treated as approved contacts during the transition. A separate committee motion added the incoming coordinator to South Central Planning's list of approved contacts.

Ending Committee members said they will revisit the arrangement after 90 days to assess whether full transfer is appropriate and to confirm the new coordinator's capacity to handle the role full time.