Police Jury approves invoices, hires laborer, and clears vehicle purchases and repairs

At the Nov. 12 meeting the St. Helena Parish Police Jury approved several procurement and personnel actions. Jurors approved an invoice for $20,110.50 to H. Davis Cole for the Little Natalbany Drainage Improvements Project payable from LWI Round 2 funds; approved a $890 invoice to Southeast Telecom, Inc. payable upon receipt of LGAP funds; and approved a $10,851 invoice to Land Source Inc. for a library property survey payable from ARPA funds.

The jury approved hiring Henry Watson as a laborer at $16.00 per hour, payable from RBM funds, contingent on passing a drug screen and physical. Jurors also considered vehicle maintenance and acquisition: a motion to repair a 2016 Dodge Ram at a cost of $7,986.80 passed on a 5–1 vote (yeas: Jule C. Wascom, Willie Morgan, Warren McCray, Jr., Ryan Byrd, Doug Watson; nay: Quanika H. Muse). The jury unanimously approved purchasing a 2018 GMC Sierra for $11,000 from the Livingston Parish Convention & Visitors Bureau and approved $5,000 for emergency lights, a siren, and decals for use on medical calls and an incident command vehicle. The minutes show requisitions were approved and checks totaling $499,982.90 written since the last meeting were also approved.