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Jury approves one‑week FMLA extension, restructures Road & Bridge and greenlights contract mosquito drivers
Summary
Assumption Parish personnel committee approved a one‑week FMLA extension for a custodian who reached 12 weeks, approved restructuring of the Road & Bridge division, and authorized interviewing/hiring contract spray drivers for mosquito abatement with Road & Bridge staff as temporary backups.
The Personnel Committee of the Assumption Parish Police Jury approved several personnel actions and directed staff to proceed with follow‑up implementation.
Committee members approved one additional week of FMLA leave for a long‑term custodian who has reached the 12‑week statutory limit; the committee recorded that job protection will end after the extra week. The motion to grant the week passed on a committee vote.
Separately, the jury approved a plan to restructure the Road & Bridge division following recent events in that department. The committee moved and passed a motion directing staff to implement the manager's restructuring plan and to process recommended personnel changes under applicable policies.
The committee also discussed mosquito abatement operations at length. Staff and jurors debated using contract ULV spray truck drivers versus relying on Road & Bridge employees as backups. Committee members authorized the president/manager to interview and hire contract spray drivers and to allow Road & Bridge staff to serve as temporary backups, with the expectation that contracts will specify duties and scheduling.
Why it matters: these actions change departmental staffing and operational approach to mosquito control and formalize short‑term employee protections in a case of extended leave.
Next steps: staff to carry out hiring interviews for contract drivers, begin implementing the Road & Bridge restructuring plan, and document the FMLA extension in personnel records.
