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Council committees approve series of resolutions, introduce budget ordinance and schedule public hearings
Summary
Terrebonne Parish council committees voted on multiple resolutions including property surplus sales, contract awards, equipment purchases and introduced a 2025 budget amendment that calls public hearings; votes were largely unanimous.
The Terrebonne Parish Council’s Budget & Finance, Public Service and Community Development and Planning committees approved a package of routine resolutions, several contract actions and the introduction of a 2025 budget amendment during committee meetings called by the council chair.
The actions included surplus sales of adjudicated properties, award of equipment purchases, approval of construction change orders and acceptance of project work. Committees also introduced an ordinance to amend the parish’s 2025 operating budget and budgeted positions and called public hearings for Jan. 29, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.
Why it matters: The votes implement a range of parish operations — from selling adjudicated property and buying equipment to routing grant-funded projects and scheduling required public hearings on budget changes — and set implementation steps that affect parish services and capital programs.
Key outcomes (Votes at a glance): - Resolution authorizing the parish president to execute a contract for food services at the Terrebonne Parish Juvenile Justice Complex with Keystone Partners LLC (doing business as Keystone Nutrition Contractors). Moved by Carl Hardy; second John Amadee; outcome: motion passed (committee vote recorded as passed). Referenced in meeting segment starting at 505.585.
- Award: Bid 24-S/P-32 — surplus sale of adjudicated property at 1601 Bayou Du Large Road (partial parcel 41383). Moved Danny Babin; second Kevin Champagne; outcome: vote 8–0 (motion passed).
- Award: Bid 21-S/P-55 — surplus sale of adjudicated property at 612 Roosevelt Street (parcel 22557). Moved Carl Harding; second Kim Chauvin; outcome: vote 7–0 (motion passed).
- Award: Bid 24-S/P-30 — surplus sale of adjudicated property at 120 Cypress Grove Road (parcel 31090). Moved Steve Troisclair; second Kevin Champagne; outcome: vote 8–0 (motion passed).
- Award: Bid 23-S/P-65 — surplus sale of adjudicated property at 7139 Grand Cayenne Road (parcel 28541). Moved Danny Babin; second Kim Chauvin; outcome: vote 8–0 (motion passed).
- Item held/no action: Award bid 24-S/P-34 — surplus sale of adjudicated property at 108 Prince Collins (parcel 25148). Committee did not take action on this item after discussion (no motion to award was taken).
- Waiver of fees for the use of the Berry P. Bozeman Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center for state examiner firefighter and police exams (Feb. 11, 2025). Moved Danny Babin; outcome: vote 8–0 (motion passed).
- Award: Bid 24-FDrain-39 — purchase of a new grapple truck from Covington Sales & Service, Inc. Moved Danny Babin; second Kim Chauvin; outcome: vote 8–0 (motion passed).
- Authorization for parish president to execute a subrecipient agreement for CDBG-DR funds between Fletcher Technical Community College (FTCC) and the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government (TPCG). Moved Danny Babin; second Kim Chauvin; outcome: vote 8–0 (motion passed).
- Introduction of an ordinance authorizing the parish president to execute a cooperative endeavor agreement to lease space in a TPCG-owned building at 7910 Main Street, Houma, to U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins (in his official capacity); public hearing scheduled for Jan. 29, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. Moved Kim Chauvin; second Carl Harding; outcome: vote 8–0 (motion passed to set public hearing).
- Introduction of an ordinance to amend the 2025 adopted operating budget and budgeted positions, with multiple line items moved for public hearing on Jan. 29, 2025 (items include allocations for animal shelter, police department, general fund adjustments, opioid-related funding, and a new full-time telemetry superintendent position). Moved Danny Babin; second Kim Chauvin; outcome: motion passed to set public hearing (committee vote recorded as passed).
- Public Service committee: approval of change order(s) and acceptance of work on library projects (South Regional Branch Library) and approval of architectural amendment for American Legion Post 31 renovation. Motions were moved and voted; outcomes recorded as passed (votes recorded in meeting audio as 8–0 or 7–0 where noted).
- Public Service committee: authorization to advertise bid and award contract for the North Wastewater Treatment Plant UV disinfection project to Sea Level Construction, Inc.; motion passed as recorded.
What committee members said: During discussion of the budget amendment and the opioid-related line item, committee members asked for briefings and progress reports from the police department and drug court programs when the items return for public hearing. Candice (staff) explained the $881,852 opioid funding figure reflected deposits and requests from drug court and family preservation court and that the full requested amounts were funded as presented.
Next steps: Several items were set for public hearings on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.; other procurement and contract actions will move to full-council agenda items per procurement rules and bond funding constraints noted by staff.
Notes: Vote tallies and mover/second attributions are taken from committee roll calls and the meeting audio. When the transcript did not specify a numerical tally for a particular motion, the article reports the committee's stated outcome (passed or no action).
