Rapides Parish Police Jury

Posted: OCTOBER 30, 2025 2:45 p.m.

Notice of Regular Committee Meetings to be held on Monday, November 3, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. in the Police Jury Meeting Room, 2nd Floor of Parish Courthouse, 701 Murray Street, Ste. 201, Alexandria.

“Craig Smith, President”

1. Finance Committee……………………………………….………….....3 Chairman: Davron “Bubba” Moreau
2. Public Works, Watershed and Agricultural Affairs Committee….....6 Chairman: Parrish W. Giles
3. Workforce Development and Grants Committee………………….…7 Chairman: Randy Wiggins
4. Tourism and Economic Planning and Development Committee…….8 Chairman: Jay Scott
5. Courthouse, Coliseum and Facilities Committee…………….………..9 Chairman: Sean McGlothlin
6. Parochial Board Liaison and Municipal Liaison Committee…….…10 Chairman: Randy Harris
7. Personnel, Elections, Insurance and Legal Committee……………...11 Chairman: Oliver “Ollie” Overton, Jr.
8. Ambulance, Fire, Health and Homeland Security Committee.….…12 Chairman: Danny Bordelon

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CALL TO ORDER

STANDING COMMITTEE’S

NOVEMBER 3, 2025

WELCOME

ROLL CALL

IF THERE IS ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANY AGENDA

ITEM IN THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEE’S, PLEASE STAND

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FINANCE COMMITTEE

NOVEMBER 3, 2025 DAVRON “BUBBA” MOREAU, CHAIRMAN

1. Public comment on any agenda item upon which a vote is to be taken.
2. Treasurer’s Report.
3. Motion to open for Public Auction and Record Ordinance of Sale for the Adjudicated/Abandoned Property listed below:

Tax Debtor Description Shannon Casey Lot Six (6) of Square Six (6) of the Title Company Subdivision, as per plat thereof recorded in Plat book 2, Page 124 of the records of Rapides Parish, Louisiana Bearing the municipal address of: Misc-7152

Savannah T. Webber Lot Sixteen (16) of Square D of the Roy O. Martin Subdivision as per plat book 5 page 210 and 210A of the Records of the Rapides Parish Clerk of Court Bearing the municipal address of: MISC-7177

Taft Williams Lot 50’ x 200’ on Church Street, South Alexandria Bearing the Municipal address of: MISC-7073

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Ella Mae King Lot Fronting Church Street bd by Red Ditch & Mt. Triumph Baptist Church Bearing the municipal address of: MISC-7071

Mary Newman Succession Lot 50’ x 30’ on Church Street (AKA Newman Street) Bearing the municipal address of: MISC-7072 (Mr. Moreau)

4. Motion to approve the Intent to Sell for the following Abandoned/Adjudicated Property:

Tax Debtor Description Leroy Williams Lot twelve (12), Square Five (5), Shop C/O Leon Williams Addition Bearing the municipal address of:

Leon Hall Lot Ten (10), Square Eighteen (18), South Alexandria Land Co Addn. Bearing the municipal address of:

Sue M. Evans Lot Thirty-Six (36) feet on Water Street running back to Bayou Beouf Bearing no municipal address in Lecompte, LA

Sue M. Evans Lot Sixty-Nine (69) feet on water Street running back to Bayou Beouf Bearing no municipal address in Lecompte, LA (Mr. Moreau)

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5. Motion to call for a Public Hearing on Monday, December 8, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. to discuss the proposed Rapides Parish Police Jury 2026 Budget. (Mr. Moreau)
6. Motion to accept Project No. 3155 – Work Order No. 11 – Renovations to “Substantially Complete” and final payment to be made upon satisfactory completion of punch list items and presentation of Clear Lien Certificate and authorize the Parish President to sign all necessary documents, as recommended by Pan American Engineers, LLC. (Mr. McGlothlin)
7. Motion to purchase a custom pumper from U.S. Fire Apparatus, as recommend by the Alpine Volunteer Fire Department Board of Directors, to be paid out of Fire Protection District No. 3 funds. (Mr. Moreau)

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PUBLIC WORKS, WATERSHED & AGRICULTURAL

AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

NOVEMBER 3, 2025 PARRISH W. GILES, CHAIRMAN

1. Public comment on any agenda item upon which a vote is to be taken.
2. Public Works Director's Report.
3. Motion to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Rapides Parish School Board for the Rapides Parish Police Jury Public Works Department to assist in parking lot repairs at Oak Hill High School, as requested and approved at their meeting held on October 7, 2025, cost of project to be billed to the Rapides Parish School Board upon completion and authorize the Parish President to sign all necessary documents. (Mr. Giles)
4. Motion to accept Project No. 3442 – Munson Road Shoulder Improvements as “Substantially Complete” and final payment to be made upon satisfactory completion of punch list items and presentation of Clear Lien Certificate and authorize the Parish President to sign all necessary documents, as recommended by Pan American Engineers, LLC. (Mr. Giles)
5. Motion to approve and authorize reimbursement of $70,000.00 from Road District 2C, District H, to the Town of Woodworth for various public works projects within the Town during 2025. (Mr. Giles)

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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT,

& GRANTS COMMITTEE

NOVEMBER 3, 2025 RANDY WIGGINS, CHAIRMAN

1. Public comment on any agenda item upon which a vote is to be taken.
2. Motion to ratify acceptance of a Volunteer Fire Assistance G rant, administered by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry for $2,736.45 for Rapides Parish Fire District No. 10 – Plainview VFD, Matching funds to be paid from Fire District No. 1 0 funds. The purpose of this U.S. Forest Service grant is to assist rural fire departments in building firefighting capacities. (Mr. Giles)

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TOURISM AND ECONOMIC PLANNING

AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

NOVEMBER 3, 2025 JAY SCOTT, CHAIRMAN

1. Public comment on any agenda item upon which a vote is to be taken.

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COURTHOUSE, COLISEUM AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE

NOVEMBER 3, 2025 SEAN McGLOTHLIN, CHAIRMAN

1. Public comment on any agenda item upon which a vote is to be taken.
2. Receive an update on the Courthouse and Coliseum. (Mr. McGlothlin)
3. Motion to accept Project No. 3155 – Work Order No. 8 – AHU Replacement at the Coliseum as “Substantially Complete ” and final payment to be made upon satisfactory completion of punch list items and presentation of Clear Lien Certificate and authorize the Parish President to sign all necessary documents, as recommended by Pan American Engineers, LLC. (Mr. McGlothlin)
4. Motion to approve required repairs to the shower walls, ceilings and walls in the jail. Quote received from Skip Converse, estimated cost for repairs is $50,000.00. (Mr. McGlothlin)

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PAROCHIAL BOARD LIAISON

& MUNICIPAL LIAISON COMMITTEE

NOVEMBER 3, 2025 RANDY HARRIS, CHAIRMAN

1. Public comment on any agenda item upon which a vote is to be taken.
2. Motion to approve advertisement for sealed Bids for Sale of Parish Library Small Tract located at 5416 Provine Place, Alexandria, Louisiana, approval subject to approval by the Library Control Board. (Mr. McGlothlin)
3. Motion to authorize 911 Communications District to participate in the Rapides Parish Police Jury vehicle lease program thru Enterprise Fleet Management and authorize the Parish President to sign all necessary documents, as recommended by the 911 Communication District Board. (Mr. Smith)

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PERSONNEL, ELECTIONS,

INSURANCE & LEGAL COMMITTEE

NOVEMBER 3, 2025 OLIVER “OLLIE” OVERTON, JR., CHAIRMAN

1. Public comment on any agenda item upon which a vote is to be taken.
2. Motion to adopt the 202 6 Rapides Parish Police Jury Meeting and Holiday Schedule and request that Civil Service concur with the approved Holiday Schedule. (Mr. Smith)
3. Motion to appoint one (1) of the following nominees submitted by LSUA, to serve the unexpired term of Mr. Robert Wright. Term will expire July 29, 2028.

Willard Beard Marian Templeton

Dustin Matthews Dennie Williams

(Mr. Overton)

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AMBULANCE, FIRE, HEALTH & HOMELAND

SECURITY COMMITTEE

NOVEMBER 3, 2025 DANNY BORDELON, CHAIRMAN

1. Public comment on any agenda item upon which a vote is to be taken.
2. Motion to receive the required report from PAFFORD EMS under the Contract for September 2025 as reviewed by the Rapides Parish Ambulance Control Board: Contract Exceptions Taken – 0 – Reasons Stated (For Transparency) = 0.00% of Response Calls Total (2,882) (not included in the Response time calculations above)

(Mr. Harris)

Response Zone # of Responses Average Response Time Contract % Goal Compliance Zone 1 (Alexandria/Pineville)

• • 8 Minute Zone Life Threatening 8:00 minutes 8:01 -8:59 10 minutes 1 1:11 minutes Non -Life Threatening

6:18 minutes

7:50 minutes

90%

71.65% 77.94% 85.98% 90% Zone 2 (Outside Urban Area)

• • 12 Minutes or Less Life Threatening 12:00 minutes 12:01- 12:59 14 minutes 15:08 minutes Non-Life Threatening

9:20 minutes

10:18 minutes

90%

76.05% 82.52% 88.35% 90%

Zone 3 (Rural Areas)

• • 20 Minutes Less Life Threatening 20:00 minutes 20:01 – 20:59 22 minutes 23:11 minutes Non-Life Threatening

13:49 minutes

13:05 minutes

90%

79.44% 81.11% 83.89% 90% Emergency Hospital 30:00 minutes 31 minutes 32 minutes 20:30 minutes 36 13:50 minutes 90% 98.44% 98.44% 98.44% 100% Non-Emergency 90:00 minutes 933 90% 99.53%

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3. Motion to establish Peak and Non-Peak hours requirements for ambulance services as per the recommendations of the Ambulance Control Board. (Mr. Harris)

The Control Board further recommends that the Police Jury authorize the service provider to allocate, review, and adjust the deployment of staffed ambulances across shifts based on real-time data, peak call volumes, and community demand. Requiring Pafford to keep additional statistics as prescribed by the Control Board concerning any adjusted staffing. (Mr. Harris)

4. Motion to approve the authorization of EMR utilization on ALS Units (Staffing Flexibility).

The Control Board recommends that Pafford EMS be authorized to utilize Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs) in place of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) on up to twenty-five percent (25%) of its Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulances. Each such unit will continue to be staffed with a licensed Paramedic, ensuring that every ALS vehicle maintains a paramedic-level provider on board at all times.

(Mr. Harris)

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