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Town of Jackson approves staffing hires, termite treatment; tables speed-limit change
Summary
At its June 14, 2021 regular meeting, the Town of Jackson approved hiring two part-time deputies and a part-time maintenance worker, accepted a termite-treatment quote from Cajun Pest Control and tabled a proposal to lower the speed limit on College Street until next month.
The Town of Jackson’s regular meeting on June 14, 2021 approved multiple personnel hires and a contract for termite treatment while postponing a proposed traffic change. Mayor James M. Norsworthy III asked the board to approve several items; motions were moved and seconded as recorded in the minutes and carried by unanimous vote.
The board approved hiring two part-time deputies after Town Marshal Fred Allen requested approval to hire James Stevens and Richard Parsons. The motion to hire the deputies was made by William Free and seconded by Mike Harrell. The minutes record motions as passed unanimously; six members were present at roll call and no dissent was recorded.
The council also approved hiring Cody Worley as a part-time maintenance worker at the mayor’s request; the motion was made by William Free and seconded by Mike Harrell. The council accepted a quote from Cajun Pest Control to begin termite treatment for town buildings after Mayor Norsworthy noted there was no existing termite contract for town hall, the fire station, the maintenance building and the police department. That motion was made by Don Havard and seconded by Rafe Stewart.
William Free proposed changing the speed limit on College Street to 30 mph; the minutes say the matter was tabled until the next month’s meeting. Code-enforcement and maintenance items were discussed: Matt Leggett reported a broken pipe locator and pending bids for a gas-line repair that requires boring under a street, and Cary Quiet reported on citations and said the town needs two acres to store vehicles picked up for violations; the vehicle-storage item was tabled until July.
All procedural motions recorded in the minutes (including approval of minutes, additions to the agenda and adjournment) list movers and seconders; the minutes open by noting that “all motions passed unanimously unless indicated otherwise.” The meeting adjourned on a motion by Mike Harrell, seconded by David Guillory.
