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Board approves consent and finance items, reviews workers' comp renewal, travel rates and vehicle usage
Summary
The board moved and passed motions to approve consent and finance committee recommendations, reviewed a three-year workers' compensation contract renewal (no changes), considered updating travel reimbursement to IRS rates and asked staff for vehicle-use reports; a motion was then made to enter executive session.
The St. Martin Parish Schools board moved through several operational items including consent-agenda approval, a workers' compensation contract renewal, updates to travel reimbursement, and a request for staff reports on district vehicle usage before moving into executive session.
Lede facts: The board recorded a motion (moved by Missus Kelly and seconded by Mister Fusley) to approve finance committee recommendations and passed the consent agenda. Staff reported that the district's three-year contract with its third-party workers' compensation administrator (Aloka) is up for renewal with no contract changes recommended.
Context and concerns: Staff said travel reimbursement rates were last updated in 2016 and recommended aligning with IRS mileage and meal rates; the IRS mileage rate stated in the discussion was "72 and a half cents." Board members cautioned that increased reimbursement could limit conference attendance and have budget impacts if MFP funding is reduced. Separately, a board member asked staff to produce reports on vehicles taken home by staff (technology vans and certain department vehicles) and suggested transportation monitors and the new transportation manager might provide usage data.
Procedural outcome: After approving consent and finance items, the board received a motion by Mister Foti, seconded by Mister Blake, to enter executive session; the meeting moved into executive session after an "aye" vote from the board as recorded in the excerpt.
