PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF BREAUX BRIDGE HELD AT CITY HALL, 101 BERARD STREET, AT 6:00 P.M. ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2023.
Mayor Ricky Calais called the meeting to order, the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance were recited.
PRESENT: Ryan Breaux, Scotty Borel, Albert Menard, Neil Melancon, Eddy LeBlanc
ABSENT: None
Monthly budget-to-actual comparisons on the General Funds, Sales Tax Funds, Park and Recreation Fund, and Utility Funds were distributed to the councilmen and Mayor.
Upon motion of Neil Melancon duly seconded by Eddy LeBlanc and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen approved the minutes of the December 13, 2022 City Council Meeting and the minutes of the December 22, 2022 Special Meeting of the Council.
Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Ryan Breaux and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen approved the addition and deletion of the following items to the agenda:
Addition:
# 17 Consider appointment of City Auditor.
Deletion:
#11 Consider authorizing $25,000 for Lexipol Services regarding the updating and maintaining of the Police Department Policy and Procedures Manual.
Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Scotty Borel and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen added the following item to the agenda:
#18 Appoint a Mayor Pro Tem for 2023.
The following motion was offered by Albert Menard: Add item #19 to the agenda: Consider approving a 3% raise to all City employees. Motion died due to lack of a second.
Upon motion of Ryan Breaux, duly seconded by Eddy LeBlanc and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen approved authorizing the design work regarding the project to install artificial turf on Parc Hardy baseball/softball fields.
Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Eddy LeBlanc and carried, the Board of Aldermen approved to renew or enter into a new contract with Pelican Waste for the City’s garbage pickup services. A roll-call vote was called and the results were as follows:
Yeas: Ryan Breaux, Scotty Borel, Albert Menard, Eddy LeBlanc
Nays: Neil Melancon
Upon motion of Eddy LeBlanc, duly seconded by Ryan Breaux and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen approved the purchase of a vehicle for the Police Chief.
Upon motion of Scotty Borel, duly seconded by Eddy LeBlanc and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen approved the purchase of additional security cameras, in the amount of $15,000.
Upon motion of Ryan Breaux, duly seconded by Neil Melancon and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen approved the appointment of Bart Hebert as the City’s attorney for the new term.
Upon motion of Eddy LeBlanc, duly seconded by Albert Menard and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen approved the appointment of Domingue Szabo and Associates as the City’s Engineering firm for the new term.
Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Neil Melancon and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen approved the appointment of Kristi LeBlanc as the City Clerk for the new term.
Upon motion of Eddy LeBlanc, duly seconded by Ryan Breaux and carried, the Board of Aldermen approved the nominations for the Planning and Zoning Commission for the new term.
A substitute motion to the above was offered by Albert Menard that the appointments be tabled until each councilman could nominate their own candidate to the Planning and Zoning Commission. The motion died due to the lack of a second. The original motion was passed with the votes being as follows:
Yeas: Ryan Breaux, Neil Melancon, Eddy LeBlanc
Nays: Scotty Borel, Albert Menard
Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Ryan Breaux and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen approved the appointment of Champagne and Company as the City’s auditing firm for the new term.
Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Scotty Borel and unanimously carried, the Board of Aldermen approved the nomination of Neil Melancon as Mayor Pro-tem for 2023.
Upon motion of Albert Menard, duly seconded by Ryan Breaux and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned.
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Kristi Leblanc Ricky J. Calais
City Clerk Mayor
