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Board approves advertising for new purchasing agent after debate over timing and budget
Summary
Board members approved and directed staff to advertise a new purchasing-agent job description, funding the hire for roughly 4½ months of the current fiscal year while planning a budget amendment for full-year funding.
The Saint Mary Parish School Board approved advertising a job description for a new purchasing agent at its Jan. 9 meeting, following debate about whether to add a personnel position midyear or wait for the regular budget process.
Administration said the position was a recommendation of recent audits and that centralizing purchasing would create cost savings, improve compliance, and streamline…
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