St. Mary Parish School Board approves job-description change, roofing closeouts and maintenance funds; policies advanced

The St. Mary Parish School Board voted on a package of personnel, facilities and policy items at its Dec. 12 regular meeting in Franklin, approving a revised chief financial officer job description, closeout change orders for reroofing work at Franklin Senior High School, and a District 3 maintenance recommendation to provide up to $70,000 for new track equipment.

The board’s action came after committee reports and staff presentations describing the items. The board approved the consent agenda and several individual motions by voice vote; roll-call tallies were not recorded in the meeting transcript.

Why it matters: The board’s decisions finalize payments and accounting for recent facilities projects at Franklin Senior High and allocate local maintenance funds to replace deteriorated track equipment. Policy updates approved by the board will be circulated following attorney review for most items and sent back to the board for final adoption where noted.

What the board approved and discussed - Minutes and consent agenda: The board approved minutes from the Nov. 14 regular meeting and the consent agenda (which included revised job descriptions, field trips and proclamations). Miss Griffin moved to approve the minutes; Miss Jones seconded. Mr. Mancuso moved…