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Council approves amended ARPA grants-management task order after heated debate over timing
Summary
After a lengthy debate about urgency and transparency, the Iberia Parish Council amended and approved an ARPA grants-management task order (Eisen task order #5) increased to $36,323 to cover additional work after the departure of the finance director and to avoid audit exceptions.
The Iberia Parish Council voted in a special meeting on Nov. 25 to approve an amended task order for ARPA grants-management services with Eisen (task order #5) after contentious debate over whether the item had been distributed to council members with sufficient notice.
Parish President Larry Richard said the contract work is necessary because the parish’s former finance director left and the administration needs outside help to document project eligibility, avoid audit exceptions, and compile the reporting required to spend ARPA funds. "We…
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