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Board approves tax-election notice, salary changes, insurance and other financial items
Summary
The board approved giving notice to call an election on renewing two ad valorem mills, adopted the 23/24 audit findings, approved an amended salary schedule to include the state stipend and differentiated compensation, maintained December stipends, extended the audit engagement, and approved several insurance and retiree-administration contracts.
At its Nov. 6 meeting the St. John the Baptist Parish School Board approved a package of financial and personnel-related items.
Notable actions included: - Notice of intent to call an election: the board authorized notice that on Dec. 11 it plans to consider adopting a resolution to order an election to renew a 4.33-mil and an 8-mil ad valorem tax for School District No. 1. - December stipends: the board voted to keep December stipend payouts unchanged at $2,000 for certificated staff and $1,000 for support staff. - Amended salary schedule: the board approved including the state stipend and differentiated compensation in the district salary schedule. - Financial audit: the board adopted the FY 2023-24 financial audit findings; the roll-call recorded 10 yeas and 1 no (Burl). - Audit engagement: the board approved extending LaPorte CPAs' audit engagement letter for FY 24-25. - Health insurance premiums: the board approved the employee portion of health insurance premiums for calendar year 2026. - Benefits administration contracts and renewals: the board approved awarding a contract to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. for a Retiree Drug Subsidy Program Administrator and approved the MetLife renewal.
Most votes were recorded as unanimous or near-unanimous; where a no vote or abstention occurred the minutes record the roll-call details.
