Public Meeting

Rapides Parish Police Jury

· 3:00 p.m. announced

Police Jury Room, Parish Courthouse, 701 Murray Street, Alexandria, LA 71301

Meeting documents

October 31, 2014 - Special other

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Posted October 30, 2014

SPECIAL SESSION

OCTOBER 31, 2014 3:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER

INVOCATION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANY AGENDA ITEM

  1. Motion to send an emergency request to the Secretary of State Office to relocate the polling place of Voting Precinct S23 from Forest Hill Municipal Building to Forest Hill Gym (Forest Hill Municipal Building under construction both are located in the same parking lot), same address, 138 Blue Lake Road, Forest Hill and authorize submission of the polling place change to the Secretary of State and US Department of Justice for preclearance and authorize the President to sign same. (Mr. Bishop)
  2. Motion to send an emergency request to the Secretary of State Office to relocate the polling place of Voting Precinct C7 from Peabody Magnet High School’s old Gym to the new Gym (Fire Marshal shut old Gym down, both are located in the same parking lot), same address, 2727 Jones Avenue, Alexandria and authorize submission of the polling place change to the Secretary of State and US Department of Justice for preclearance and authorize the President to sign same. (Mr. Bishop

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ADJOURNMENT

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October 31, 2014 - Special other

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

NOTICE OF SPECIAL POLICE JURY MEETING

  1. Motion to discuss and relocate displaced polling precinct at Forest Hill Municipal Bldg to Forest Hill Gym. (located next to Forest Hill Municipal Bldg)
  2. Motion to discuss and relocate displaced polling precinct at Peabody Magnet High School Gym. (located next to old gym)
  3. Any other business that may properly come before the Police Jury.

BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT

Laurel Smith, Secretary

There were present: Joe Bishop, President, Davron “Bubba” Moreau, Vice President, and Police Jurors Craig Smith, Theodore Fountaine, Jr., Richard Vanderlick, Oliver “Ollie” Overton, Jr., Richard Billings and Scott Perry, Jr.

Members Absent: Sean McGlothlin

Also present were: Mr. Thomas O. Wells, Legal Counsel and Ms. Laurel Smith, Secretary.

The invocation was given by Mr. Scott Perry.

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mr. Theodore Fountaine.

The Police Jury of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, was duly convened as the governing authority of said Parish by Hon. Joe Bishop, President, who welcomed all present and then stated that the Police Jury was ready for the first item of business.

The President asked if there was any Public Comment on any Agenda Item, to which there was no response.

On motion by Mr. Richard Billings, seconded by Mr. Ollie Overton, to send an emergency request to the Secretary of State Office to relocate the polling place of Voting Precinct S23 from Forest Hill Municipal Building to Forest Hill Gym (Forest Hill Municipal Building under construction both are located in the same parking lot), same address, 138 Blue Lake Road, Forest Hill, to advertise change in The Alexandria Daily Town Talk and authorize submission of the polling place change to the Secretary of State and US Department of Justice for preclearance and authorize the President to sign same. On vote the motion carried.

On motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Richard Vanderlick, to send an emergency request to the Secretary of State Office to relocate the polling place of Voting Precinct C7 from Peabody Magnet High School’s old Gym to the new Gym (Fire Marshal shut old Gym down, both are located in the same parking lot), same address, 2727 Jones Avenue, Alexandria, to advertise change in The Alexandria Daily Town Talk and authorize submission of the polling place change to the Secretary of State and US Department of Justice for preclearance and authorize the President to sign same. On vote the motion carried.

There being no further business, motion by Mr. Ollie Overton, seconded by Mr. Richard Vanderlick, the meeting was adjourned at 3:04 p.m.

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