Port of Allen meeting: officers sworn, officer roles approved and routine vouchers accepted

The Port of Allen held a regular meeting that included oaths of office for newly seated commissioners, appointments to officer roles, several routine approvals and a vote to accept vouchers.

Dr. Christine Michael administered the oath of office to Michael Curtin and Coby Treadway; each affirmed support for the constitutions and to discharge duties of office. With commissioners seated, a motion to make Michael Curtin chair, Judy Scott vice chair and Kobe (Kobi/Coby) Treadway secretary was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.

The consent agenda — including regular meeting minutes (with a small correction noted for Dec. 8), December treasury reports and general and water fund items — was moved, seconded and approved. The commission then approved a Pinnacle Construction water-connection application (staff and the water committee recommended approval) and accepted vouchers: general fund vouchers totaling $69,942.06; payroll vouchers totaling $28,360.70; and water-fund vouchers totaling $11,909.17.

Staff opened five sealed bids for a consolidation project and read amounts into the record; staff said bids will be checked for responsiveness and a subsequent public meeting will be scheduled to review selection. Commissioners also agreed to schedule a special meeting in late January to address timely procurement and engineering follow-ups.

The meeting closed after brief "good-of-the-order" items, including a discussion about insurance minimums for boats stored on port property and appreciation for staff time spent on the Seabear removal effort.

Minutes and supporting documents (audit status report, Seabear incident report, and bid documents) are placed on the port website as referenced in the meeting.