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Caddo Parish School Board launches ad hoc committee to review procurement and Opportunity Caddo
Summary
The Caddo Parish School Board formed an ad hoc committee to review contracts, procurement rules and the Opportunity Caddo vendor program with the aim of keeping more tax dollars in Caddo Parish; staff cautioned state bid law limits and promised data and policy options for the committee to consider.
The Caddo Parish School Board on Thursday established an ad hoc committee to review district contracting practices and the Opportunity Caddo vendor program, with members charged to explore how more tax dollars can be kept in the parish.
The committee’s chair opened the meeting saying President Green asked him "to pretty much serve on this, as chairman of this committee to review our contracts, procurement and our Opportunity Caddo program" and framed the group’s goal as retaining local spending where legally possible.
Why it matters: committee members emphasized that keeping more work local could boost the parish economy, but staff repeatedly cautioned that state bid law constrains how the district…
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