School board approves stipend, ratifies insurance form and awards fleet contract; adds security upgrades to capital list
July 02, 2026 | St. John the Baptist Parish, School Boards, Louisiana
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At its Oct. 12 meeting the St. John the Baptist Parish School Board voted on several business and finance items, approving a one-time state stipend payment for full-time employees active as of Nov. 1, 2023; ratifying the district’s LA UMBI/PD (Uninsured Motorist Bodily Injury Coverage) rejection form; extending disaster management consultant services; awarding a fleet-mechanic contract; and authorizing multiple capital project design steps.
The one-time state stipend: A public commenter requested board approval of a one-time state stipend payment for full-time employees active as of Nov. 1, 2023, to be paid on or before Nov. 17, 2023. Motion by Schum, second by Triche. Roll-call recorded 10 yeas (Holden, Burl, Triche, Morris, DeFrancesch, Mamou, Schum, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair, Wallace) and one absent (Frizzell). The motion carried.
Insurance ratification: The board ratified Interim Superintendent Kendria Spears’s execution of the LA UMBI/PD rejection form for the district’s vehicle-insurance renewal covering Oct. 1, 2023–Oct. 1, 2024, and approved a resolution read into the record (motion by Schum; second by Holden). Roll-call recorded 10 yeas and one absent (Frizzell).
Workers’ compensation procurement: A motion to extend or advertise for excess workers’ compensation insurance was made (Mitchell-Williams; second by Triche), but the maker rescinded the motion after discussion and no action was taken.
Disaster-management consultant: The board approved extending Disaster Management Recovery Consultant Services with All South Engineers through Dec. 31, 2024 (motion by Schum; second by Vicknair). The roll-call in the record lists the six members recorded as voting yes (Triche, DeFrancesch, Schum, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair, Wallace) and several members noted as absent in that vote (the minute text lists Holden, Burl, Morris, Mamou, Frizzell as absent for that specific vote); the motion carried.
Fleet mechanic contract: The board considered awarding the Fleet Mechanic contract to a responsive, qualified shop. The original motion to award the contract to Tony’s Diesel at an annual cost of $390,000 (motion by Holden; second by Schum) was met with a substitute motion to table (Morris; second by Mamou). The substitute to table failed (3 yeas — Burl, Morris, Mamou; 7 nays — Holden, Triche, DeFrancesch, Schum, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair, Wallace). On the subsequent roll call for the original motion to award the contract to Tony’s Diesel, the record shows 8 yeas (Holden, Triche, DeFrancesch, Mamou, Schum, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair, Wallace), 2 nays (Burl, Morris) and 1 absent (Frizzell); the motion carried.
Property insurance and capital projects: The board approved advertising for property insurance (motion by Triche; second by Mitchell-Williams; recorded 10 yeas; 1 absent — Frizzell). The board also voted to add “Security Upgrades to All Campuses” to the approved Capital Projects List (motion by Triche; second by Mitchell-Williams; recorded 10 yeas; 1 absent — Frizzell) and authorized architects to prepare construction documents for multiple capital projects, including security and lighting, HVAC, gymnasiums and restrooms districtwide (motion by Mitchell-Williams; second by Triche; recorded 10 yeas; 1 absent — Frizzell).
Why this matters: The series of approvals includes direct fiscal commitments and capital planning steps. The fleet-contract award at $390,000 per year, the sign-on bonuses noted elsewhere in the superintendent report, and the addition of security projects to the capital list are items that will influence district budgets and contractor selection.
The meeting record displays detailed roll-call lines and named votes for each recorded motion; where the minute text showed inconsistent numeric totals for absences in one vote, this report reproduces the named yea/absent lists as recorded rather than reconciling conflicting totals.
The board advanced multiple operational and procurement items during the meeting.
The one-time state stipend: A public commenter requested board approval of a one-time state stipend payment for full-time employees active as of Nov. 1, 2023, to be paid on or before Nov. 17, 2023. Motion by Schum, second by Triche. Roll-call recorded 10 yeas (Holden, Burl, Triche, Morris, DeFrancesch, Mamou, Schum, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair, Wallace) and one absent (Frizzell). The motion carried.
Insurance ratification: The board ratified Interim Superintendent Kendria Spears’s execution of the LA UMBI/PD rejection form for the district’s vehicle-insurance renewal covering Oct. 1, 2023–Oct. 1, 2024, and approved a resolution read into the record (motion by Schum; second by Holden). Roll-call recorded 10 yeas and one absent (Frizzell).
Workers’ compensation procurement: A motion to extend or advertise for excess workers’ compensation insurance was made (Mitchell-Williams; second by Triche), but the maker rescinded the motion after discussion and no action was taken.
Disaster-management consultant: The board approved extending Disaster Management Recovery Consultant Services with All South Engineers through Dec. 31, 2024 (motion by Schum; second by Vicknair). The roll-call in the record lists the six members recorded as voting yes (Triche, DeFrancesch, Schum, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair, Wallace) and several members noted as absent in that vote (the minute text lists Holden, Burl, Morris, Mamou, Frizzell as absent for that specific vote); the motion carried.
Fleet mechanic contract: The board considered awarding the Fleet Mechanic contract to a responsive, qualified shop. The original motion to award the contract to Tony’s Diesel at an annual cost of $390,000 (motion by Holden; second by Schum) was met with a substitute motion to table (Morris; second by Mamou). The substitute to table failed (3 yeas — Burl, Morris, Mamou; 7 nays — Holden, Triche, DeFrancesch, Schum, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair, Wallace). On the subsequent roll call for the original motion to award the contract to Tony’s Diesel, the record shows 8 yeas (Holden, Triche, DeFrancesch, Mamou, Schum, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair, Wallace), 2 nays (Burl, Morris) and 1 absent (Frizzell); the motion carried.
Property insurance and capital projects: The board approved advertising for property insurance (motion by Triche; second by Mitchell-Williams; recorded 10 yeas; 1 absent — Frizzell). The board also voted to add “Security Upgrades to All Campuses” to the approved Capital Projects List (motion by Triche; second by Mitchell-Williams; recorded 10 yeas; 1 absent — Frizzell) and authorized architects to prepare construction documents for multiple capital projects, including security and lighting, HVAC, gymnasiums and restrooms districtwide (motion by Mitchell-Williams; second by Triche; recorded 10 yeas; 1 absent — Frizzell).
Why this matters: The series of approvals includes direct fiscal commitments and capital planning steps. The fleet-contract award at $390,000 per year, the sign-on bonuses noted elsewhere in the superintendent report, and the addition of security projects to the capital list are items that will influence district budgets and contractor selection.
The meeting record displays detailed roll-call lines and named votes for each recorded motion; where the minute text showed inconsistent numeric totals for absences in one vote, this report reproduces the named yea/absent lists as recorded rather than reconciling conflicting totals.
The board advanced multiple operational and procurement items during the meeting.
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