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Board defers broker decision after competing pitches and procurement concerns
Summary
The board voted to defer a proposal giving the superintendent authority to negotiate an insurance-broker contract after public comment and committee concerns about procurement law, continuity of coverage and claimed premium savings.
The Lafayette Parish School Board voted to defer action on agenda item 3.16, which would have authorized the superintendent to negotiate a property-and-casualty brokerage contract with Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services. The motion to defer sent the matter to the board’s Insurance and Finance Committee for additional review.
The item drew competing public comment: Tyler Smith of Alliant Insurance Services (the district’s incumbent broker) urged the board to reject the item because the district currently has a broker agreement procured under a competitive RFP…
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