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Finance Committee - January 9, 2023
B
B
We
ask
Lord
that
you
bless
the
meeting
as
we
take
on.
We
ask
the
Lord
that
you
continue
to
guide,
lead
and
direct
us
in
such
a
mighty
way
and
father.
We
come
Lord
action,
Lord
that
allow
us
to
be
able
to
agree
to
disagree
and
Lord.
We
thank
you
in
a
mighty
way
and
Lord
at
this
time.
As
we
leave
this
place
tonight,
we
ask
the
Lord
that
you
allow
each
of
us
to
get
home
safe
and
sound
to
our
families.
B
A
C
A
So
Pat
just
to
elaborate
a
little
bit.
This
is
just
for
them
to
engage
in
the
audit
that
they
do
every
year.
Correct
chair
would
entertain
a
motion
motion
by
councilman
cagnellotti
second
by
councilman
Mason
any
objections,
any
questions
hearing
none.
My
motion
moves
to
the
full
Council
for
approval
5B
approval
of
the
2022
Statewide
agreed
upon
procedures.
Engagement
letter
same
same.
C
C
A
A
D
A
E
Oh,
my
name
is
chandelbro
I've
been
to
public
health
nurse
for
the
Parish
of
Ascension.
For
the
past
17
consecutive
years,
I
reviewed
the
Cooperative
Endeavor
agreement
between
the
parish
and
Our
Lady
of
the
Lake,
so
one
of
my
major
concerns
was
with
the
agreement,
was
our
termination
of
employment
from
a
parish
of
Ascension.
Now
let
me
say
that
again,
our
term
my
and
the
latest
who's
back
here
with
me,
our
termination
of
employment.
E
E
The
reason
I
use
the
word
termination
is
that
this
will
ultimately
affect
our
retirement.
Our
benefits
from
a
parish
of
Ascension
the
parish
uses
the
term
tradition,
transition,
Our
Lady
of
delay.
When
we
spoke
with
them
as
well,
they
say
it's
a
transition,
but
for
us
it's
a
termination
which
again
will
affect
my
years
of
service
retirement
with
the
Parish
of
Ascension.
E
E
The
next
concern
is
in
the
agreement
and
when
I
say
the
agreement
I'm
talking
about
what
was
given
to
us
is
calling
Cooperative
Endeavor
agreement
between
Ascension
Parish
government
and
our
leader
of
the
league.
So
when
I
say
agreement,
that's
what
I'm
talking
about
this
little
packet,
we
had
I,
don't
know
if
you
guys
had
that
or
not,
but
my
next
concern
was
the
exemption
of
certain
employees
who
remain
employed
by
the
Parish
of
Ascension
and
keep
all
their
retirement
and
benefits
now
the
contract
that
we
receive.
E
It
calls
for
least
employees
that's
what
they
call
those
people
who's
going
to
remain
as
Parish
employees,
but
it
says,
but
those
who
are
allowed
to
remain
Parish
Parish
of
essential
employees
and
keep
their
retirement
benefits.
I
think
I
do
not
think
this
is
fair
or
equal
treatment
against
all
current
employees.
Now
this
is
the
question
I
have
concerning
that.
What
makes
leased
employees
these
are
the
people
that's
employed
with
the
parish
they
are
allowed.
If
they
are
within
five
years
of
retirement,
they
are
allowed
to
stay,
whereas
we
are
not.
E
F
Also
answer
that
question
I
think
Miss
casso
has
an
amendment
that
will
address
this
situation
and
we
kind
of
meant
to
hear
the
bill.
The
ordinance
with
the
amendment
first
and
we
just
kind
of
got
ahead
of
ourselves,
so
miss
Terry,
I,
don't
know
if
you
want
to
go
ahead
and
introduce
it,
just
change
it
from
five
to
eight
so
that
that
would
be
the
instead
of
the
five
years.
It
would
be
eight
years.
A
I
J
I
But
what
happens
if
I
decide
to
retire
and
I'll
leave
and
next
thing
I
know
the
the
agreement
has
has
fallen
apart
and
I'm
gone
and
Our
Lady
of
the
Lake
and
the
parish
no
longer
have
this
agreement.
I'm
gone
I,
don't
get
to
continue
working
and
continue.
I
mean
I've,
been
with
the
parish.
I
forgot
to
tell
you
that
it's
gone
on
17
years,
so
I've
been
there
a
long
time,
I
like
what
I
do
I
like
my
patience.
J
I
All
health
care,
givers
and
I
just
want
to
ask
that
for
all
these
years
we
have
been
taking
care
of
people,
and
we
hope
that
you
will
help
take
care
of
us
tonight
and
make
sure
that
we
are
going
to
continue
on
the
track
and
the
road
that
we
were
meant
to
be
on,
or
we
thought
we
were
meant
to
be
on.
So
thank
y'all.
Thank
you.
Can
you
answer
that
question
for
me
by
the
way.
J
F
Question
is:
if
what
happens
to
this
contract
in
the
future,
I
can't
see
in
the
future.
I
guess
my
same
question
is
what
happened
if
they,
if
the
millage
doesn't
pass
I
can't
see
in
that
future
we're
going
with
the
best
efforts.
You
know,
I
think
both
both
parties
truly
want
to
see.
Health
Care
move
the
needle
in
health
care.
We
spent
close
to
about
eight
million
dollars
a
year
on
health
care,
so
I
can't
look
into
the
future
and
tell
you
what
this
contract's
gonna
do.
I
K
Hi
everyone
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
My
name
is
Christy
Barnett
for
those
of
you
that
do
not
know
me.
I
appreciate
the
administration.
I
appreciate
you,
council
members.
I
am
the
health
unit
director
for
the
Parish
of
Ascension.
I
have
been
employed
with
the
Parish
of
Ascension
for
over
28
years.
K
I
myself,
like
Miss
Lopez,
just
said
I'm
not
ready
to
retire.
When
my
30
years
gets
here,
I
would
like
to
continue
working
for
the
parish.
I
am
a
public
servant.
I
will
not
be
eligible
for
Medicare
at
that
time,
as
well.
I'd
like
to
continue
working
receive
my
benefits
that
I
have
from
the
parish
if
I'm
forced
to
retire.
K
It's
going
to
cost
me
out
of
my
own
pocket,
7
500
for
my
health
insurance
I
would
have
to
pay
my
premium
back
to
the
parish
and
I
would
have
a
fifteen
hundred
dollar
deductible,
where
the
Ascension
Parish
allows
us
to
have
125
on
the
HSA
card
that
covers
my
deductible
I.
Am
a
single
person
out
of
the
nine
employees
employed
at
the
health
unit?
K
Four
of
us,
which
is
about
45
of
our
Workforce,
are
single.
We
rely
on
this
income.
Okay,
I
have
nine.
Ladies
here
we're
all.
Ladies
okay,
we're
all
women.
We
have
that
you
know
we're,
but
we're
caregivers
of
as
well.
I
have
Beth
Denson
22
years
with
the
parish,
always
at
the
health
unit.
None
of
us
have
ever
transferred
departments.
We
love
what
we
do.
I
have
Jody
Lawless,
Lucy,
Oliver
and
chandel
bro
and
Marcy
Phillips
all
16
years
with
the
parish.
We've
invested
a
lot
of
our
time
with
the
parish.
K
Andre
Irvin
is
12
years,
Rachel
Ruffino
six
years,
and
our
part-time
dietitian
is
a
year
and
a
half
with
us
all
we're
asking
for
is
to
be
remain.
Parish
employees
and
let
us
go
out
on
our
term
if
we
don't
want
to
retire
or
go
to
work
for
the
lake
I'd
like
to
keep
my
job
with
the
parish.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
L
A
A
I'm
going
to
open
up
the
floor
for
discussion,
I
have
Alvin
Thomas
I
wish
us
to
speak.
Thank
you
chair.
Oh
real,
quick
coach.
Let
me
Miss
Terry
want
to
offer
if
you
allow
it
because
I
already
recognized
you,
but
she
wanted
to
offer
an
amendment
to
the
the
employment,
the
the
years
of
employment.
Ending.
Are
you
okay
with
that?
So
you
can
hear
the
amendment
before
you
comment.
G
B
B
J
B
B
B
B
B
What
happened
after
the
36
hours
you
got
evening,
you
got
nights,
you
got
holidays
and
you
got
weekends.
Sometimes
you
got
Christmas.
You
got
two
o'clock
in
the
morning
three
o'clock
in
the
morning.
You
know
what
what
basically
happen,
then
our
local
providers
is
good
enough
to
take
care
of
the
patient
after
36
hour
work
work
week,
Monday
through
Friday
and
again
my
last
thing.
I
have
my.
My
third
concern
is:
is
Staffing.
B
I
receive
complaints
concerning
oil,
walk-in
clinic
on
Clinic
Drive
in
Donaldsonville
being
closed
at
this
time
due
to
a
shortage
of
Staffing
well.
Well,
they
utilize
travel
staff
at
this
time
and
the
rates
the
rates
are
outrageous,
it's
four
times
full-time
more
than
what
it
normally
is.
It
will
not
take
much
of
this.
It
will
not
take
I.
Want
you
to
hear
me
clearly.
It
will
not
take
much
of
this
to
exceed
the
contractors
or
LOL
guaranteed
guarantee
guarantee
monthly
payment
of
360
000
772,
plus
the
contractors
billing
collection.
A
B
A
O
O
Certainly
appreciate
the
time
and
the
opportunity
to
come
and
speak
with
you
in
this
morning,
I
was
reflecting
when
this
began
how
this
began
and
it
was
interesting.
It
was
about
10
years
ago,
Tess
jumper
came
to
my
office
with
Terry,
and
there
was
some
significant
concerns
at
the
time
regarding
Behavioral
Health
and
the
court
system
and
a
variety
of
things,
and
so
that's
when
this
discussion
began.
O
Of
course,
there
was
other
administrations
and
other
focuses,
and
so
there
was
lots
of
discussion
back
and
forth,
not
a
lot
of
momentum
until
more
recently,
so
it
really
began
a
number
of
years
ago.
As
of
two
years
ago,
we
were
specifically
asked
to
come
and
do
an
evaluation.
Healthcare
is
an
extremely
complicated
industry.
It's
it's
expensive.
It's
got
a
lot
of
regulatory
oversight
and
it's
people's
lives
that
you're
dealing
with.
So
you
have
to
get
it
right.
O
If
you
don't,
there
are
significant
consequences,
both
economically
Healthcare
and
frankly,
for
a
community
and
for
a
community
to
have
economic
growth.
It
has
to
have
a
healthy
population.
Folks
that
are
sick
can't
go
to
work
folks
whose
families
are
sick
and
they're
taking
care
of
them.
They
can't
go
to
work
so
it's
integral
to
a
community
economic
health
to
have
good
health
care,
and
you
can
you
can
find
those
examples
all
over
the
country.
O
Our
analysis,
when
we
did
this
showed
that
there
was
very
good
work,
that's
being
done
here
in
your
in
your
public
health
and
in
your
mental
health,
but
there
are
significant
gaps
and
those
gaps
are
about
the
sort
of
advance
in
technology,
the
ability
to
enroll
individuals
into
payers
that
can
support
them.
So
this
work
is
very
difficult,
very
complicated
and
requires
a
body
of
individuals
to
help
do
that
and
that
was
really
void
entirely
within
the
parish
operations.
O
So
there's
a
tremendous
opportunity
to
be
able
to
give
folks
and
afford
folks
the
ability
to
engage
Health
Care
at
a
much
larger
level
and
to
expand
the
caption
to
include
a
lot
more
people.
So
after
that
analysis-
and
we
discussed
this
for
a
while
and
again
it
was
two
years
ago
that
began-
we
were
asked
to
put
a
proposal
together
and
so
the
proposal
that
you
have
in
front
of
you,
The
Cooperative
agreement,
is
the
result
of
that
two-year
journey
to
produce
that.
O
O
He
comes
to
us
from
Oklahoma
which
he
had
12
years
as
a
CEO
over
a
large
Health
System,
originally
he's
from
Texas,
but
he's
eating
crawfish
and
voting
for
LSU
to
win
these
days
so
and
then
the
rest
of
the
team
is
here:
Coletta,
Barrett,
April
best
in
so
they're
all
here
to
help
answer
questions.
If
there
are
any
and
of
course,
Kristen
Christensen
brings
the
operation,
she
will
be
our
lead
for
this
project
and
myself
as
a
physician
and
I
run
the
hospital
I'm
here.
O
So,
of
course,
we
have
full
support
of
the
hospital
and
of
our
lady
of
lake
in
Baton
Rouge.
So
this
agreement
is
it's
a
public
partner,
it's
a
public
private
partnership
between
our
Lady
Lake
and
the
parish.
The
goal
of
this
is
a
collaboration
between
the
two
of
us
five-year
partnership
that
offers
an
opportunity
to
develop
an
infrastructure
that
would
provide
a
comprehensive
mental
health,
behavioral
health,
preventative
care,
Community
Wellness
initiatives
to
improve
the
health
of
our
citizens.
O
O
Our
latest
Ascension
would
agree
to
assume
the
operations
of
the
mental
health
Public
Health
departments
and
will
offer
a
state-of-the-art
technology.
This
is
the
Epic
program
that
that
coach
was
referring
to
customer
focused
process,
additional
staff,
operational
efficiency
efficiencies,
all
of
which
is
geared
towards
reducing
the
cost
per
client
while
expanding
access.
O
O
The
healthy
Ascension
proposed
services
are
Community,
Mental,
Health,
Services,
mobile
Children's,
Health,
Services,
public
health
and
wellness
and
and
I
would
specifically
say
that
the
mobile
Children's
Health
Services,
the
initial
start
of
that
will
be
on
the
West
Bank
and
we've
had
multiple
discussions
with
folks
on
the
West,
Bank
and
they're
very
excited
to
to
start
that
the
public
and
Mental
Health
Community
Health
Services
in
Ascension
Parish
will
be
expanded
to
reach
more
citizens
and
offer
more
expansive
Services.
As
outlined
in
the
in
these
slides.
O
There
will
also
be
the
development
of
Human
Services
board
for
the
input
of
oversight
and
operations.
All
areas
will
have
these
Services
added
and
available
on-site
Medicaid
enrollment
Implement
of
Epic,
which
is
the
electronic
medical
services,
as
well
as
on-site
pharmaceutical
services,
a
Christian's
going
to
go
into
some
of
the
more
some
of
the
details
on
that.
P
P
We
just
want
to
be
able
to
add
some
infrastructure,
some
technology
and
be
able
to
expand
those
services
so
that
more
people
have
access
initially
Community
Mental
Health,
and
this
slide
really
just
illustrates
how
many
people
we
want
to
reach
today
in
Psychiatry
Services
we're
reaching
about
150
people
counseling
100.
Our
vision
is
to
really
expand
the
number
of
citizens
in
Ascension
Parish,
who
are
paying
taxes
for
these
services
to
be
able
to
utilize
them
full
scale,
with
greater
access
and
electronic
medical
record
as
well
so
we'll
be
supporting
the
judicial
system.
P
As
Dr
Trevino
mentioned,
judge
Stromberg
came
and
said:
here
are
the
things
that
we
need
and
we've
listened
and
we
are
trying
to
accommodate
those.
Today.
April
is
working
interim
in
the
mental
health
Ascension
counseling,
and
so
we
want
to
be
able
to
do
that
even
better
by
increasing
increasing
the
access
and
engagement
and
court
order
treatment
being
able
to
have
enough
services
to
meet
the
need
of
the
court
ordered
process,
because,
right
now
we
don't
have
enough
counselors
to
meet
that
need.
P
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
that
we
will
also
Implement
a
pre-trial
diversion
program
in
the
first
year
of
this
Cooperative
Endeavor
agreement
and
that
will
help
reduce
the
number
of
citizens
going
straight
to
jail
without
being
assessed
to
determine.
If
that
is
an
appropriate
response,
we
want
to
be
able
to
offer
treatment
as
opposed
to
just
straight
going
to
jail.
So
we
want
to
utilize
the
staff
that
we
have
and
enhance
to
offer
a
more
comprehensive
holistic
Services.
We
will
also
implement
medical
assistant
treatment
program
primarily
which
serves
opioid
addiction
patients.
P
So
we
would
Implement
that
in
hopes
to
reduce
number
of
DUIs
ER
visits,
crime
and
Court
usage,
and
then
we
would
increase
the
availability
of
psychiatric
clinicians
and
services.
Today,
it's
less
than
20
hours
a
week
availability
and
we
would
increase
that
and
then
with
counseling.
We
would
help
to
hire,
have
licensed
clinical
social
workers
licensed
professional
counselors
in-house
and
be
able
to
offer
treatment
not
only
during
daytime
hours
but
after
hours
as
well
to
serve
the
pot,
the
population
that
we
want
to
meet
where
they
are
in
public
health
and
wellness.
P
Today,
in
the
clinic,
so
Our
Lady
of
the
Lake
currently
runs
a
clinic
one
day
a
week
in
the
public
health
unit
and
we're
serving
about
300
patients
per
year.
With
that
one
day
our
vision
is
to
expand
the
services
so
having
someone
there
five
days
a
week,
but
in
addition
having
24
7
on-call
services.
So
if
I
call
after
five
o'clock
and
no
one
answers,
I
get
routed
to
a
call
center
that
can
help
me
determine
where
I
need
to
go
and
what
I
need
to
do.
P
In
addition,
we
would
have
my
chart,
which
is
an
electronic
medical
record-
that
is
an
extension
of
Epic
that
allows
a
patient
to
be
able
to
schedule
a
video
visit
from
anywhere.
They
can
schedule
it
from
bed
from
their
car
from
anywhere
any
time
of
the
day
any
time
of
the
night.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
more
preventative
screenings,
increasing
access
to
immunizations
five
days
a
week,
having
integrated
mental
and
Behavioral
Health
Care
and
then
having
pediatric
primary
care.
So
today
our
family
practitioner
does
not
necessarily
focus
on
Pediatrics.
P
Some
of
the
additional
benefits
I've
already
mentioned
would
be
the
implementation
of
an
electronic
medical
record,
which
is
so
important
because,
if
I
go
to
the
ER
and
I
was
seen
today
in
the
public
health
unit,
the
pro
the
provider
in
the
ER
can
see
what
exactly
happened
and
tells
my
story
a
little
bit
better.
All
of
that
is
controlled
access
and
every
patient
can
either
opt-in
or
opt
out.
P
And
then
mobile
and
Children's
Health
Services,
so
as
Dr
Trevino
mentioned,
you
know,
I
spent
a
lot
of
time
meeting
with
schools
meeting
with
principals
meeting
with
parents
on
the
West
Bank
and
the
information
that
I
was
provided
was
we
want
to
have
Services
here?
We
want
I
actually
spoke
to
a
child
who
was
sick
at
school
that
day,
waiting
in
the
office
mom
couldn't
get
to
him,
because
Mom
was
at
work.
P
If
we
had
a
mobile
health
unit
that
we
could
provide
in
the
community
at
school
or
in
anywhere
in
the
community,
then
that
child
could
access
those
services,
so
our
vision
is
to
have
a
mobile
unit.
We
have
a
mobile
unit
today
that
we
would
deploy
with
nurses
a
nurse
practitioner
and
they
would
go
out
into
the
community
wherever
that
might
be
in
a
grocery
store
parking
lot
in
a
school
parking
lot
and
provide
Primary
Care,
well
care,
sick
care
and
Behavioral
Health
Services
through
that
mobile
unit.
P
It
would
include
a
pediatric
mental
health
program
care
coordination
of
services
so
that,
if
a
person
says
look,
I
can
only
get
to
this
one
point.
I
know
I
can
come
here
every
Thursday
and
receive
care
right
where
I
can
get
it,
then
we
want
to
meet
that
need
and
then
eventually
we
want
to
have
for
full
service
Health
Center
on
the
West
Bank
that
would
be
potentially
housed
at
a
school
that
could
service
not
only
children
but
adults
as
well.
Families
really
holistic
care
again.
P
And
then,
lastly,
this
is
just
a
summary
of
the
financial
projections,
so
we
wanted
to
share
what
the
first
year
would
look
like
the
estimated
billing
revenue
is.
All
of
this
is
really
just
based
on
our
experience
in
health
care.
We
took
a
look
at
the
population
being
served
in
all
the
health
units.
Today
we
took
a
look
at
all
of
the
payer
contracted
rates
for
reimbursement,
and
we
figured
out
based
on
the
numbers
I've
presented
to
you,
here's
what
the
billing
Revenue
would
look
like.
P
So
those
are
the
numbers
that
have
been
paid
out,
and
that
is
what
the
annual
cost
of
the
cea
would
be
for
year,
one
that
four
million
three
hundred
twenty
nine
thousand
two
hundred
fifty
nine
dollars
and
over
the
course
of
a
year
that
would
be
360
and
772
dollars
per
month.
Now,
we've
agreed
to
in
the
agreement
a
quarterly
reconciliation
where
every
quarter
we
sit
down,
and
we
say
here's
what
the
actuals
were
on
these
numbers,
because
these
are
all
estimates.
P
So
if
the
actual
show
that
we
have
collected
a
significant
amount
more
than
what
is
here,
then
we
would
sit
together
and
we
would
say
here
is
that
Delta?
How
are
we
going
to
spend
this
money?
Do
we
need
to
reinvest
it
in
the
mobile
program?
Do
we
need
to
now
add
additional
services,
so
this
money
is
going
to
be
reinvested
into
the
agreement
pending.
All
the
expenses
are
covered
that
we
have
estimated
and
projected
anything
you
want
to
add.
Dr
Trevino.
O
One
of
the
big
challenges
we
had
in
putting
this
proposal
together
was
getting
data
in
order
for
us
to
give
an
estimate
on
anything.
We
had
to
have
a
sense
of
what
was
happening
and
it
was
not
easy
and
the
reason
is
because
you
don't
have
it
and
you
you
can't
get
it
it's.
It's
you're
doing
the
work.
You're
you're
it's
happening,
but
your
ability
to
reach
into
that
world
and
say
show
me
what's
happened.
Give
me
the
report
how
many,
how
much?
O
What
is
the
outcome,
connect
the
dots
for
us
extremely
challenging
for
us
for
your
purpose.
You
should
have
those
reports,
you
should
know
what
you're
spending
and
what
you're
getting
for
it.
Epic
will
solve
those
problems.
You'll
have
an
extremely
robust
report,
not
just
on
patients
and
in
turn,
in
terms
of
what
our
outcomes
are
looking
like
and
numbers,
but
you'll
get
financial
data
from
that.
So
you'll
have
really
strong
eyes
on
the
operational
status
of
your
clinic.
O
It's
an
incredibly
important
part
of
how
you
deliver
health
care
and
maximize
your
resource
and
maximize
the
delivery.
In
the
absence
of
that
you're
really
blind,
and
we
recognize
that
when
we
did
our
analysis
with
the
parachutes,
an
extremely
large
gap
that
we
have
here,
so
we
are
lucky
that
we
have
resources
to
provide
to
our
citizens.
But
if
we're
not
careful
in
the
manner
in
the
management
of
what
we
do,
we
waste
it,
and
so
it's
Healthcare
as
I
said,
is
extremely
complicated.
So
it
was
one
of
our
challenges.
O
That's
why
our
estimates
are
what
they
are,
because
the
data
that
we
collected
is
just
simply.
It's
just
got
a
lot
of
gaps
in
it.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
here's
the
deal
we
are
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
extend
health
care
to
those
who
can't
get
it.
The
truth
is
that
all
of
you
guys,
if
you
need
health
care,
you
get
in
your
car
and
go
if
you
had
to
go
to
Texas
you'd
get
in
your
car
and
you'd
go.
O
But
as
coach
mentioned,
there
are
many
people
in
our
Parish
who
have
a
very
difficult
time
accessing
health
care
for
a
variety
of
reasons.
Maybe
it's
Transportation,
maybe
it's
just
simply.
Education
finances.
Whatever
this
proposal's
goal
is
to
take
our
Lady
Lake
and
all
the
expertise
that
we
provide
and
push
it
as
deep
and
as
far
into
those
communities
as
humanly
possible,
it
is
our
intent
and
our
goal
to
capture
as
many
folks
who
are
have
trouble
and
access
to
health
care
and
bring
them
into
the
fold.
O
In
doing
so,
we
think
we
provide
healthier
Community.
We
provide
them
The,
Economic
Opportunity,
to
go
to
work.
We
also
provide
them
the
opportunity
to
get
enrolled
into
the
services
that
are
provided
by
the
government,
so
they
now
have
their
own
control
of
their
own
health
care.
These
are
all
things
that
we
do
every
single
day
in
the
hospital
and
if
you
don't
have
the
background
of
the
Machinery
to
do
that,
it
is
almost
impossible.
O
So
that's
what
we
want
to
do
where
it
is
of
all
the
projects
that
I
have
and
I've
spent
an
hour
or
so
with
that
man
trying
to
convince
him
to
fund
my
projects.
This
one
here
is
the
one
I'm
most
excited
about,
because
it
honestly
it's
been
a
gap
in
our
hospital
to
reach
further
into
the
community.
We
need
it,
we
need
a
good
partner
to
help
us
do
that
and
the
parish
is
has
some
funds
to
do
this
and
we
have
the
background
and
the
subject
matter
expert.
O
If
we're
not
careful
we're
going
to
do
something
amazing
and
we'll
see
something
in
about
two
or
three
years,
and
look
back
and
we'll
be
like
wow
there's
Federal
funding,
there's
grants,
there's
lots
of
other
opportunities
that
we
can
go
and
engage
to
help
support
this,
but
we
just
have
to
go
after
it.
We
need
an
entity
to
do
it
and
I
think
this
agreement
provides
that
and
I'll
be
happy
to
ask
her
any
questions.
A
B
B
My
priority,
and
basically
mostly
taking
care
of
people
in
terms
of
the
need
and
where
the
need
is
and
I
say
the
need,
is
on
the
West
Bank
of
the
river,
the
need
of
Health
Care
and
the
need
of
a
lot
of
other
stuff
that
we
need.
We
need
to
have
it
on
the
West
Bank
and
also
the
we
talk
about
the
jobs
and
I
know.
B
Mysterious
is
going
to
be
coming
up,
saying
talking
about
the
job
we
can't
we
take
care
of
ourselves,
who's
going
to
take
care
of
us
and
we
don't
take
care
of
ourselves
and
I
and
I
say
this,
because
our
workers
that
have
put
in
their
time
they've
been
with
the
parish
and
they've.
Been
here.
They've
been
fighting,
they
live
here
and
it
it
was.
It
would
be
a
shame
to
force
them
into
doing
something
that
they
all
need
to
do.
Sure.
B
They
don't
put
in
their
time
John
on
this
intercession
and
put
in
their
hard
work
and
keep
their
benefits
that
their
work
so
hard
for
them,
and-
and
that's
not
just
the
help
unit,
but
that's
the
entire
Parish
I'm
talking
about
workers
that
that
we
need
to
make
sure
we
take
care
of,
and
with
that
said,
I
mean
I
I
just
like
to
make
sure
we
need
to
that.
We
bring
back
to
help
you
so.
O
Coach
I'll
have
to
admit
a
failure
on
my
part.
I've
been
here
25
years,
I
started
at
Riverview.
Some
of
you
remember
that,
and
over
the
years
I
spent
the
vast
majority
of
my
time
taking
care
of
the
East
bank
trying
to
take
care
of
that
emergency
department
provide
the
service
reach
into
the
parish,
to
the
extent
that
I
can,
but
it's
all
been
East.
Bank
I've
been
very
well
at
the
West
Bank.
In
fact,
my
very
first
emergency
medicine
shift
as
a
doctor
was
a
Prevost
of
all
places.
O
O
So
I
am
not
proud
of
the
fact
that
I
have
not
extended
my
facility
and
my
mission
to
the
West
Bank
I'm
fixing
that,
with
this
agreement
so
and
I
would
love
for
you
guys
to
recognize
your
obligation
to
do
the
same,
and
so
you
have
the
resources
and
I
have
the
energy
and
the
subject
matter,
expertise
we
just
got
to
get
it
done
now.
The
truth
is
the
truth.
Is
coach
I
don't
need
any
of
y'all
and
I
don't
need
any
of
them
to
do
it?
J
O
B
Good
time
putting
in-
and
we
have
to
come
to
this
situation,
to
allowing
them
to
feel
not
wanted
but
to
feel
like
they
have
to
make
a
choice
in
terms
of
moving
forward
and
they've,
been
with
this
Parish
working,
their
butts
off.
Yes
for
hours
and
hours
and
years
and
years-
and
here
we
come
to
this
point
here-
and
everybody
just
need
to
be
treated
fairly
and.
J
B
O
I
mean
the
agreements
between
the
parish
and
in
the
lake
Vincent.
Our
friends,
we
I
have
worked
with
him
in
a
variety
of
different
capacities,
but
one
thing
I
do
know
about
Mr
Vince
is
that
he
has
a
a
very
strong
concern
that
his
size
makes
him
very
vulnerable
and
I
never
wanted
to
be
the
guy
that
pushed
on
Vince
ever
I
knew
what
he
did
to
the
community.
O
Having
said
that,
my
obligation,
as
I've
grown
a
little
older
and
a
little
wiser,
is
both
to
Vince,
but,
more
specifically,
it's
to
the
patients
right
and
I
have
to
get
over.
My
concerns
of
my
respect
for
Vince
and
my
respect
for
Prevost
and
I
have
to
get
after
the
patients
that
need
health
care.
We
have
a
facility
and
a
entity
that
can
provide
it,
and
so
I
have
to
be
more
aggressive.
O
A
A
D
B
J
B
D
B
G
G
D
D
I
think
I
understand
what
what
Miss
Lopez
was
saying.
Her
concern
and
look
I
may
be
wrong.
Miss
Lopez,
you
feel
free
to
run
up
to
the
microphone
and
correct
me.
Is
that
what
happens
if
we
execute
this
contract?
She
is
now
an
employee
of
of
your
hospital
and
then
in
a
year
and
a
half
from
now.
This
all
goes
to
poop
technical
term.
There
I
think
it's
in
the
contract
right
and
and
everything
gets
canceled.
She
at
this
point
is
out
of
a
job
she's
no
longer
working.
D
P
She's
employed
with
Our
Lady
of
the
Lake
she
would
remain
employed
with
us.
I
mean
we're
a
large
Health
Care
System
Healthcare
Personnel
have
lots
of
opportunities
to
grow
with
an
organization,
so
there
they
would
remain
employed
with
us
and
probably
in
a
different
capacity,
but
they
would
remain
employed.
No
one
would
be
out
of
a
job.
Okay,.
D
First
of
all,
it
says
either
party
May
terminate
this
contract
at
any
time
by
giving
a
90
days
notice.
My
concern
is
what,
if
y'all
give
us
90
days
notice
y'all
tell
the
parish
hey
we're
out
of
this
in
90
days.
I
guess.
My
question
for
the
parish
is:
is
that
enough
time
for
us
to
get
mental
health
up
and
running
within
90
days?
Does
it
have
to
be
more
time?
D
And
the
second
part
to
that
question
is
related
the
way
this
is
written,
I'm,
not
sure
if
it
gives
90
days,
because
it
says
upon
receipt
of
notice,
the
contractor
I'm
sorry
upon
receipt
of
notice,
two
contractor
by
the
parish
Contracting
party,
unless
show,
unless
the
notice
directs
otherwise
immediately
discontinue
work.
So
that
means
that
when
you
give
that
notice,
y'all
are
going
to
stop
doing
work
immediately
and
that
cuts
off
that
90
days
and
we
could
have
no
Mental
Health
Care
immediately.
D
So
I
think
we
need
to
look
at
6.1,
yeah
y'all
take
a
read
and
let
me
know
what
y'all
think
on
that,
but
it
you
know.
Unless
you
know
we
would
have
the
opportunity,
but
it
says
shell
immediately
discontinue
work
and
placing
orders
for
materials,
facility
services
and
supplies
in
connection
with
the
performance
of
this
agreement.
We'll
continue
to
pay
y'all.
D
My
concern
is:
is
that
when
you
get
noticed
that
means
you're
going
to
stop
doing
work
and
I
know
that
may
not
be
the
intent
and
that's
my
concern
I'm,
not
as
worried
about
the
intent
I'm
more
worried
about
what
the
contract
says.
I
think
that
needs
to
be
looked
at.
So
while
we
like
I
mentioned
somebody,
we
may
have
to
take
notes
here,
because
I
got
a
lot
of
things.
N
No
question
about
that:
yes,
upon
receipt
of
notice
to
the
contractor
by
the
parish
Contracting
party
shall,
unless
notice,
directs
otherwise
immediately
discontinue
so
I'm
I'm
reading
it.
You
know
you
know
more
about
this
language
I'm
reading.
That
is.
If,
if
we
cancel
it,
then
they
will
discontinue
and
not
vice
versa,
not
if
they
notify
us
and
then
they'll
just
continue
the.
O
Us
you're
out,
but
we're
going
to
extend
that
through
the
90
days
because
it
says
unless
notice
directs.
Otherwise
that
means
you
guys
are
telling
us
you're
out
and
you're,
giving
us
notice
that
directs
us.
Otherwise,
we
don't
stop
immediately.
We
we
have
the
90
days
and
you
you
control
that,
but
your
control
is,
you
can
kick
us
out
that
day,
where
you
keep
us
out
at
the
end.
D
D
So
I
don't
know.
If
that's
it's
even
good
to
have
that
ability
for
us
to
kick
you
all
out
and
that's
not
the
intent
at
all
and
say:
hey
stop
working,
and
that
could
happen
and
we've
got
absolutely
no
mental
health
care
for
everybody
in
the
parish.
So
I
think
that's
something
that
needs
to
be
looked
at
section
three.
Just
talks
about
article
three,
a
leader.
P
So
the
health
and
all
policies
leader
would
be
someone
that
the
parish
hires,
who
would
work
for
you
all
and
who
would
really
be
a
health
in
all
policies.
They
would
work
with
this
specific
agreement,
The
Cooperative
Endeavor
agreement
and
be
my
cohort
in
making
sure
that
this
agreement
that
we
are
accountable
to
it
one,
and
that
too,
that
we
are
utilizing
the
resources,
the
funds
to
the
best
of
our
ability
for
the
parish.
They
would
also
be
you
know.
P
Hopefully
you
all
would
determine
that
they
would
be
able
to
go
beyond
that
scope,
right,
health
and
all
policies.
They
would
be
able
to
look
for
grant
funding
Federal
funding.
They
would
be
able
to
just
create
more
robust,
Health
Care
programs
policies
within
the
parish.
In
addition
to
working
with
us
and
any
other
health
care
provider
in
the
parish
that
you
see
fit.
It's.
O
A
critical
person
for
you:
it
is
your
monitor.
It
is
your
your
person
who
you
own.
Do
you
you
control
because
of
your
employee
and
they
because
they're
working
for
you
are
watching
us
in
addition
to
that,
they're.
Looking
for
additional
opportunity
and
say,
look,
there's
a
grant.
You
guys
got
all
the
expertise
in
that
big
hospital
write
the
grant,
let's
go
get
it
so
they're
your
connection
to
us
and
they
work
specifically
for
you
not
for
us.
So
it's
very,
very
important
that
you
have
that
person
who
is
our
counterpart.
D
O
It's
been
hard
to
kind
of
put
meat
on
that
bone
without
having
an
agreement
to
put
meat
on
that
boat
with.
So
we
have
had
those
discussions
of
what
that
person
would
look
like.
We
obviously
have
lots
of
people
that
we
engage
with
that
have
come
through
us
that
are
fellows
and
all
that
we're
happy
to
give
you
suggestions.
O
D
C
D
I
guess
moving
to
section
eight,
if
you
look
at
non-assignment,
the
last
sentence
says
Additionally,
the
Contracting
party
shall
not
subcut
subcontract
any
work
to
any
party
without
the
prior
written
consent
of
the
parish.
My
concern
is
the
parish.
Is
such
a
wide
open?
It's
not
a
technical
term.
This
leaves
it
open.
It's
pretty
conducive
for
just
giving
contracts
out
to
people
without
us
having
any
control
of
it
and
we
are
essentially
paying
for
this.
D
D
B
D
D
I'm
gonna
get
legals!
It's
because
I'm
not
acting
as
attorney
on
this
but
I'd
like
to
get
their
opinion.
I
just
think
it's
very
hard
for
each
for
two
sides
to
identify
each
other,
because
Indemnity
is
basically
saying
hey.
If
you
get,
you
know
hit
with
some
liability
we're
going
to
cover
it
well
for
both
indemnifying
each
other,
we're
just
pointing
at
each
other,
saying
no
you're
going
to
cover
it.
D
No
you're
going
to
cover
it,
so
it
doesn't
really
make
as
much
sense
the
way
I'm
reading
it
I'm
just
a
little
worried
if
we,
if
we're
agreeing
to
identify
each
other
and
hold
each
other
harmless,
who
is
going
to
be
responsible
eventually,
which
is
going
to
be
pointing
the
finger
at
each
other.
The
whole
time.
P
L
O
D
Better,
it's
just
better
yeah.
It
could
be
problematic
later
on
I
guess.
My
next
question,
though,
is:
when
does
this
go
into
effect?
If
we,
if
we
agree
to
do
this
and
the
reason
I
ask,
is
I
heard
about
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
going
towards
Recreation
and
I'm
ready
to
get
my
hands
on
that
to
do
some
good
things
with
their
creation
if
this
thing
goes
forward,
so
when
does
this
go
forward.
P
But
while
a
time
of
execution
of
the
agreement
we
would
or
we
have
asked
for
kind
of
a
grace
period
of
90
days
to
get
things
up
and
running,
it
is
a
little
bit
of
a
lift
to
make
sure
that
we
implement
the
electronic
medical
record
and
the
Staffing
all
of
those
things.
So
it's
upon
approval
and
then
signature
of
the
agreement
and
then,
like
I,
said
we
asked
for
a
90-day
grace
period.
Now.
O
We
have
done
a
lot
of
leg
work
to
get
an
idea.
What
is
that
work,
and
we
feel
like
90
days-
is
doable
on
our
end,
but
it
will
be
I
mean
we're.
Gonna
have
to
get
at
it.
There's
a
lot
of
computer.
A
lot
of
it's
just
there's
some
work
to
do,
and
of
course
we
don't
know
what
you
don't
know
we
have
commented
and
John
has
has
talked
to
us.
There
will
be
no
requests
made
to
change
the
facility
or
anything
of
that
sort.
O
In
that
year
we
got
to
take
what
you
got
and
make
it
work
after
that
first
year
we
may
come
with
recommendations
that
says
to
optimize
this
operation.
We
need
to
look
at
offices
or
whatever,
and
we
would
come
to
you
with
a
proposal
and
we
can
discuss
if
that's
doable
or
not,
but
for
the
first
year
we
take
the
facilities
that
that
exist
and
we
make
it
work
within
that
facility.
F
M
F
Able
to
do
this
between
500
and
800
000
less
than
we're
currently
doing
it.
We
won't
get
that
the
first
month
that'll
be
accumulated
just
like
the
savings
with
our
sewer
system.
I
think
we
saved
about
2.4
million
dollars
so
far.
We
didn't
say
that
the
first
month,
but
over
the
12
months
it
accumulated
Okay.
So.
O
D
I
think,
that's
all
the
questions
that
I
have
for
right
now,
you've
answered
most
of
those.
My
only
concern
is
and
look
from
everything
I've
heard.
I
think
this
is
good
for
the
citizens.
I
think
this
will
work
out
for
the
employees.
I
know
they're
not
thrilled
about
it,
but
I
think
that
you
know
if
they
become
employees
of
yours
and
as
I
think
you've
already
testified
that
if
something
happens
to
this
contract,
there'll
still
be
employees
of
yours.
They'll
still
have
employment.
D
I,
don't
see
any
reasonably
change
too
much
in
here,
but
there
are
some
things
in
article
8,
6.1
and
14
2.
That
I
think
we
need
to
look
at
sure
and
I
don't
know.
If
we
can
pass
this
without
looking
at
that
or
how
best
we
can
do
that,
because
I
know
you
probably
can
go
change,
Indemnity
and
hold
harmless
agreements
just
without
talking
to
your
legal
counsel,
correct,
we'll.
D
Let's
see
are
we
referred
to
article
eight
was
just
having
to
change
the
word
Parish
to
governing
Authority
at
the
last.
The
very
last
word
in
that
then,
let's
see
I'll
scroll
up,
6.1
I
was
just
a
little
concerned
about
the
the
way
it
was
written
about
the
90
days
notice
and,
if
that'd
be
enough
time
and
if
we
cancel
I
just
you
know,
contracts
generally
like
this
work
out
well,
but
if
something
were
to
happen,
I'd
hate
to
see
us,
it
gets
canceled
and
all
of
a
sudden.
D
We
have
no
way
to
provide
anything
for
our
citizens,
because
we
we
didn't
give
us
give
ourselves
enough
time.
So
it's
maybe
something
we
should
look
at
if
we
have
to
give
ourselves
a
little
bit
more
time
if
the,
if
the
contract
is
canceled
for
any
reason,
and
then
the
last
thing
was
I,
think
14.2,
which
I
believe
well
they're
like
26
sections.
Oh,
was
the
indemnity
and
hold
harmless
section
which
we'll
have
our
Lincoln
Council
look
at.
M
Yeah
and
Mr
chairman
we
can,
we
can
get
with
our
council
with
the
other
councils
and
I.
Don't
think
any
of
these
would
be
hard.
We
can.
We
can
get
you
some
language
for
for
Council
meetings
and
we're
Red
Line
make
sure
everybody
knows
what
we're
talking
about.
We've
had
some
internal
discussions
about
some
of
the
things
you're
talking
about
so
we'll
just
we'll
we'll
get
all
those
edits
to
y'all
as
fast
as
we
can.
A
G
D
G
G
O
R
Q
Q
I
wanted
to
address
in
addition
to
what
councilman
Lawler
mentioned
and
the
language
to
where
it
says
our
employee
or
yard
employee.
At
that
point
in
time,
if
this
agreement
is
terminated,
will
remain
employed
with
y'all,
but
I
also
heard
from
I
believe
it
was
Miss
Lopez
that
she
wants
an
opportunity
to
come
back
to
the
parish
if
the
parish
decides
to
do
their
mental
health
again.
Q
So
I
think
that
would
be
something
that
the
parish
would
have
to
put
into
there
or
the
parish
would
have
to
address.
But
obviously,
if
we're
not
doing
it,
I
would
still
want
to
give
them
the
opportunity.
If
we
go
back
into
business
of
doing
it
and
the
second
part
I
wanted
to
address
with
the
employees
that
we
have,
how
many
employees
do
we
have
that
we
currently
have
as
a
parish
that
y'all
are
going
to
bring
on.
P
Q
So
how
many
I
mean
y'all
have
exponential
more
employees
than
that
correct
that
will
be
involved
in
this
I'm
sharing
the
whole
program,
so
I.
Don't
think
it
would
be
that
hard
for
the
parish
and
for
Our
Lady
of
the
Lake
to
work
out
some
type
of
service
or
program
to
where
the
parish
actually
contracts
employees
out
to
y'all.
Let
them
continue
to
work
for
the
parish
and
within
the
agreement
within
within
the
agreement
that
audition
in
an
equal
out
exactly
the
same.
Q
Q
Q
Now
how
now
my
question
is
I
want
to
I,
want
to
have
all
of
the
employees
into
that
group
that
we
currently
want
and
as
many
employees
that
we
have
I,
don't
think
that's
going
to
be
a
deal.
Breaker
and
y'all
said
you
addressed
all
the
employees,
you
you
you
went
through
and
you
vetted
him
I
I'm
not
saying
take
accountability
away
from
employees
because,
as
a
parish
employee,
they
always
have
a
right
to
come
back
to
a
parish.
Q
Q
O
Of
things
than
it
is
on
our
side,
It's
Tricky
for
both.
Obviously,
if
someone
decided
they
didn't
want
to
work
in
the
in
the
clinic,
then
we
would
have
you
know.
New
people
coming
in
would
be
hard
on
a
related
lake.
So
then
you
sort
of
have
a
dual
thing
going
on
for
for,
in
which
sense,
if
so
of
the
15
people,
let's
say
two
said:
look
I'm
I'm
done
working,
so
we're
going
to
hire
to
replace
those
two
people.
O
Q
Q
Q
O
O
Q
And
I
do
and
yeah.
My
whole
thing
is
considered
as
a
business
perspective
is.
This
is
a
great
deal.
I
think
this
is
a
no-brainer
for
the
people
of
Accenture,
Parish
I.
Think
it's
a
no-brainer
for
Our
Lady
of
the
Lake
I
I.
Think
there's
a
few
things
that
I'm
talking
about
here
that'll,
make
it
a
little
bit
more
difficult
in
the
paperwork
and
maybe
even
ultimately
for
those
few
years
for
a
few
employees
in
HR
and
everything
else.
Q
But
that
would
make
me
100
comfortable
sure
and
moving
forward
with
this
and
knowing
that
our
employees
that
are
currently
here
for
the
parents
that
have
put
in
the
work
and
that
aren't
being
released
on
anything
other
than
we're
just
moving
and
changing
the
department
should
still
be
taken
care
of.
So.
O
Again,
it's
not
a
deal
breaker
for
us,
it's
just
going
to
be.
We
have
to
make
sure
that
we
have
all
the
controls
for
that
and
that,
on
the
HR
side
on
the
on
the
parish,
you
guys
are
prepared
to
know
that
those
folks
are
still
working
for
you,
although
operationally
so
they're
doing
artwork
and
if
they
decide
that
they
don't
want
to
work
in
our
Clinic,
for
whatever
reason:
they're
still
your
employee
and
they're
still
under
your.
Q
Yeah
and
obviously,
if
that
came
to
the
point,
we
don't
have
a
mental
health
department,
then
they
wouldn't
work
for
us
either
unless
we'd
have
places
in
Parish,
correct,
but
I
think
the
only
way
we
could
do
that
it
would
be
to
add
to
it
to
say
that
y'all
are
Contracting,
these
employees
out
from
the
parish,
the
ones
that
are
currently
for
the
parish
right.
It
would
just.
O
O
P
P
Q
P
A
N
A
S
S
If
you
add
another,
if
we
do
do
the
contract
and
I'll
have
no
problem
with
eight
years,
but
if
you
sweeten
a
deal
for
10
.,
most
of
these
folks
I
had
30
years
service
I
mean
I.
Think
that's
about
all
you're
going
to
ask
for
an
employee
anyway.
So
I
mean
this.
Is
the
time
retired
keep
doing?
What
you're
doing?
J
S
S
I
would
suggest
that
we,
you
know
if,
if
you're
a
full-time
employee,
you
know
follow
the
same
thing.
If
you're
going
to
stay
an
Ascension
Parish
worker,
you
know
you
have
the
holidays
and
the
vacation
days
you
have.
If
you're
going
to
be
a
lake
worker,
we
we
would
hope
you
have
40-hour
work
week,
and
you
know
you
know
work
with
these
people
to
have
their
vacation
and
their
in
their
holidays
so
and
they're
sick
time.
So.
S
S
S
O
It's
a
good
question
and
I
think
it
leads
to
the
kind
of
credentials
you're.
Looking
for,
if
you're
going
to
hire
me
I'm
going
to
be
too
expensive,
yeah
so,
but
there's
plenty
of
folks
I
think
that
will
provide
you
such
a
better
expertise
that
you
know
the
salary
ranges
that
range
from
you
know
sixty
thousand
dollars
on
up
to
160..
D
A
G
D
Going
back
to
section
six
section
6.1
when
it
deals
with
the
termination,
Clause
I
know
we
talked
about
120
days.
The
one
thing
that
really
concerned
me
was
the
cessation
of
work
where
it
says,
will
immediately
discontinue
work
if
the
parish
tells
you
all.
To
that.
That's
really!
My
big
concern,
like
I
said
you
know,
I
think
we've
got
a
good
Council
right
now,
who
knows
what
the
future
holds,
but
if,
for
some
reason
somebody
says,
hey
we're
going
to
stop
them
and
discontinue
work
right
away.
D
That
to
me,
is
a
problem
I'd
like
to
eliminate
that
portion
of
it
I,
don't
mind,
eliminating
the
ability
to
place
orders
for
materials
and
facilities
and
services
and
supplies,
because
generally
yeah,
that's
good!
Generally,
you
know
you're
not
ordering
things
30
days
in
advance.
You
should
have
a
stock
that
you
could
continue
to
use
and
I
understand
the
reasoning
behind
it.
D
So
the
public
knows
is
that
if
we
discontinue
y'all
can't
go
a
bunch
of
ordering
supplies
and
help
your
friends
with
that,
but
by
the
same
token,
discontinuing
work
means
discontinuing
treatment
of
patients.
Correct
I'd
like
to
see
that
eliminated
so
that
we
can't
tell
y'all
to
stop
treating
patients
that
we're
going
to
make
sure
our
patients
get
treated
even
if
there
is
a
disagreement
on
the
contract
at
some
point.
D
S
D
J
D
D
Contracting
party
show,
unless
the
notice
directs
otherwise
immediately
discontinue
the
placing
of
orders
and
for
materials
facilities
Etc,
but
we're
going
to
eliminate
discontinue
the
work
because
we
want
them
to
continue
to
treat
our
patients
during
that
180
day
period.
While
we're
trying
to
figure
out
something
else,
I,
don't
anticipate
there
being
a
problem.
Okay,
but
if
you
don't
anticipate
problems,
you
always
get
hit
with
them.
I.
Q
M
B
A
I
was
talking
about
the
council,
okay,
so
just
real
quick.
So
that
was
your
emotion
and
that
was
voted
down.
So
I
would
say
that
this
board
is
not
asking
them
to
do
that.
He
is
offering
personally
I
would
think
if
they
have
questions
I'm,
not
sure
exactly
what
he
would
be
asking
an
entity.
That
is
not
part
of
this
Parish.
Okay,.
B
A
J
D
Q
A
A
Can
I
offer
something
real,
quick
guys?
So,
no,
even
if
we
did
vote
to
move
forward
with
this,
it
still
has
to
go
to
the
full
Council
right.
So
you
would
have
another
opportunity
that
would
also
give
Lucy
I
would
say
any
questions.
Lucy
could
answer
those
before
the
next
meeting.
I'll
put
you
on
the
spot.
Lucy!
Sorry,
no.
A
F
Q
A
N
So
much
oh,
no
I,
just
gonna!
Oh
look,
I'm
I
am
really
excited
about
it
and,
of
course
you
know
we
have.
We
have
employees
who've
been
here
a
long
time
and
I'm
just
gonna
say
what
what
no
one
else
say.
It's
gonna
be
really
tough
to
guarantee
every
employee
every
Parish
benefit
for
the
rest
of
their
working
career.
I
mean
we've
kind
of
talked
about
it.
I
knew
it's
going
to
be
tough
and
it's
really
going
to
set
up
a
weird
dynamic
to
where
you
know.
N
Technically,
if
an
employee
is
in
violation
of
your
HR
policy,
you
know
if
they're
a
parish
employee,
they
can
come
back
to
this
full
Council
and
get
their
job
back
with
eight
Council
votes.
So
it's
really
tough
to
manage
and
look
I
mean
if
it
was
just
a
dollar
amount.
If
we
could
spend
a
couple
hundred
thousand
dollars
extra
year
to
make
sure
that
they
have
everything
you
know
for
the
next
10
to
15
years
to
retire.
N
You
know
private
wages
and
whatnot.
How
hard
would
it
be
for
us
to
get
a
number
hey?
We
got
15
employees,
the
average
I
mean
you
know.
Term
to
retirement
is
9.2
years.
Here's
here's
the
difference
between
between
old
lady
of
the
Lakes
401K,
here's
the
parishes.
If
we
were
to
supplement
that
for
the
duration
of
these
15
employees,
you
know
annually
or
over
what
would
that
dollar
amount
look
like,
and
we
could,
you
know,
perhaps
wrap
our
head
around
this
a
little
bit
better
yeah.
M
M
It
sounds
like
a
lot
because
we've
been
going
over
a
lot
of
things,
but
we're
down
to
change
5
to
10
and
2.1
in
6.1
change,
90
to
180
and
delete
work
and
after
discontinue
V,
an
8.1
change,
Parish
to
government
Authority
and
then
in
14.2,
we'll
get
with
Mr
Jean-Paul
robare
and
talk
about
the
language
you
you
discussed.
So
we
can
I
think
we
can
easily
have
easily
have
that
prepared
until
you
before
the
the
council
meeting
yeah.
N
B
N
Important
issue:
for
me
this
is
the
one
area
of
Ascension
Parish
government,
where
our
our
money
outweighs
our
vision.
You
know
these
11
people
up
here
are
not
capable
of
spending
this
money
properly
and
no
offense.
Neither
is
John
Diaz
or
Patrick
Goldsmith
or
any
of
us.
We
do
not
specialize
in
this.
We
do
have
phenomenal
employees
and
and
whatnot
so
I
want
to
try
our
best
to
take
care
of
that
and
all
that,
but
also
want
to
move
or
health
care.
You
know
into
2023
and
really
visit.
N
You
know,
kids,
because
look
we're
talking
about
divorcement.
My
district
is
the
second
poorest
District
in
Ascension
Parish.
So
you
know
moving
from
the
West
Bank
to
the
East.
Bank
is
a
big
deal
for
me
as
well.
So
I'll
finish
over
that
and
I
will
be
supporting
all
the
Amendments
will
have
time
to
you
know,
look
all
over.
All
of
that.
So
thank
you.
All.
Okay,
Aaron.
A
H
I
just
quick
comment:
I
agree
with
everything.
Chase
says,
but
I
think
what
we've
tried
to
do
with
the
as
a
council
is
vet
things
in
committee,
so
I
I
would
like
to
see
this
go
ahead
and
approve
these
amendments
tonight
and
when
it
goes
before
the
full
Council.
It's
going
to
be
discussed
again
because
there
may
be
some
additional
amendments
given
time
to
review
the
document
a
little
bit
closer
so
that
that's
just
my
comment.
Thank
you.
Mr
chairman,
okay,.
A
D
K
M
E
A
U
I'm
gonna
try
and
hit
the
high
points
and
go
through
this
quickly.
So
ask
me
whatever
questions
you
have
after
this,
but
obviously
you
all
know
that
this
is
our
quarterly
briefing.
So
it's
a
end
of
the
2022
year
summary.
Essentially,
we
went
and
closed
the
year
out
extremely
busy
and
started
this
year.
U
The
same
way
we
ended
up
getting
68
leads
in
the
year
of
2022,
which
is
more
than
we've
ever
had
the
majority
of
them
come
from
the
state
as
usual,
and
then
we
had
a
lot
that
came
to
us
and
a
lot
of
that
had
to
do
with.
We
have
two
contractual
Partners.
One
is
research
FDI
out
of
Canada
and
one
is
the
transatlantic
Business
and
Industry
Council,
and
so
these
companies
set
up
virtual
meetings
with
us.
U
U
So
out
of
all
that
lead
generation,
we
had
22
site
visits
from
16
different
recruitment
projects,
so
you
can
see
all
of
the
different
projects,
the
industry
that
they're
in
and
the
sites
that
they
were
interested
in
visiting
in
person,
then,
as
always,
business
retention
expansion
is
our
real
main
focus
for
our
program.
That's
where
we
go
and
we
talk
to
different
Business
Leaders.
We
did
35
this
year,
some
of
them
multiple
times
and
then
talk
to
them
about
any
challenges.
U
They
have
doing
business
in
the
parish
so
that
we
can
address
it
up
front,
hopefully
before
they
have
a
consideration
of
closing
and
then
anything
that
they're
really
proud
of
or
anything,
that's
wonderful
about
doing
business
here,
and
then
we
put
them
together
in
an
Aggregate
and
report
back
to
you.
Obviously,
traffic
every
year
is
the
number
one
concern
and
then
this
year
Workforce
was
the
number
two
and
that
was
more
about
finding
workers
where
they're
getting
a
tremendous
amount
of
interest,
but
not
necessarily
with
the
right
experience.
U
So
right
now
we
have
41
projects
in
our
project.
Chart
10
of
those
are
a
which
means
that
they're
making
a
decision
within
the
next
12
months,
13
are
B's
and
18
is
C,
and
so
C
is
really
just
the
suspects
that
have
come
back
a
second
time
asking
for
information,
but
are
really
not
in
the
process
of
moving
very
quickly.
B's
and
A's
are
more
fluid,
so
those
are
really
based
upon
how
active
they
are
at
that
time
period.
U
U
We
had
seven
in
total,
that
was
2.6
billion
dollars
of
new
capital
investment
and
275
new
permanent
jobs,
and
you
can
see
the
list
of
businesses
that
are
either
new
or
expanding
here
and
then
what
we
do
is
all
based
upon
how
much
land
we
have
that
we
can
actually
meet
with
the
Project's
needs,
so
we
are
actively
marketing.
We
do
have
two
project
feasibility
announcements
that
happened
in
2022
in
the
West
Bank,
so
we're
very
excited
about
that
opportunity.
U
Anything
that
makes
this
a
good
Parish
to
live.
Work
raise
your
family.
All
of
that
goes
hand
in
hand
with
everything
we're
working
on
and
part
of
it
is
the
environment
and
all
the
new
programs
in
carbon
capture
and
hydrogen
Hub
grants
and
all
the
awards
that
are
coming
from
the
federal
government.
There's
going
to
be
a
lot
of
movement
over
this
year.
So
a
lot
of
that
started
in
about
Midway
of
2022.
U
A
All
right
item
5e
approval
of
cea,
with
Southeast
Louisiana
High
School
Rodeo
Club,
to
provide
17
000
to
host
their
rodeo
at
Lamar,
Dixon
Expo
Center,
a
motion
by
councilwoman
Caso,
a
second
by
councilman
Lawler,
any
questions,
any
objections,
hearing
none.
The
motion
passes
to
the
full
Council
for
approval,
5f
approval
of
the
renewal
of
the
contract,
with
total
energy
solutions
for
preventative
maintenance
of
all
the
generators
at
various
locations
around
the
parish.
A
N
A
A
Motion
by
councilman
Mason,
second
by
councilwoman,
Caso
any
questions,
any
objections,
hearing
none
that
motion
passes
to
the
full
Council
for
approval.
5J
approval
of
amendment
number,
one
to
grounds
maintenance
services,
contracts,
motion
by
councilman,
Lawler,
second,
by
councilman,
Thomas,
any
questions,
any
objections,
hearing
none
that
motion
passes
to
the
full
Council
for
approval.
I.
Think
I
do
need
to
read
the
whole
item
by
the
way
per
sentiment,
so
I'll
be
fast.
D
A
R
A
lot
of
them
are
the
well
is
not
great.
We
have
it
serviced
quite
a
bit,
and
so
we
reached
out
to
some
folks
at
Ascension
water
and
to
tried
to
figure
out
how
much
it
would
be
to
run
a
line
down.
Here's
that
boy
so
that
we
can
pick
it
up
and
go
into
Butch
Court
Park
and
that's
what
we
did
there
so
they're,
potentially
some
other
locations
we'd
be
looking.
D
M
R
A
R
S
S
R
A
Any
other
questions
hearing
none.
The
motion
passes
to
the
full
Council
for
approval
item
five
and
approval
of
amendment
number
four
Gresham
Smith
and
partners
for
traffic
engineering
Consulting
to
continue
the
traffic
study
at
la-621
at
la-73
for
the
intersection
to
be
signalized
instead
of
a
roundabout
and
to
extend
the
contract
term
to
May
1st
2023,
it
does
not
affect
contact
contract
price
I.
J
N
V
They
did
a
study
of
this
Gresham
Smith
had
done
a
study
and
dotd
looked
at
it
also,
and
they
agreed
that
the
intersection
should
be
a
turn
lane.
The
parish
had
wanted
a
roundabout
there,
but
the
study
showed
that
for
the
current
condition
and
if
it
expands
even
further
a
signalized
intersection
would
work
better.
That's
just
what.
N
V
Still
going
to
be
at
the
new
location,
which
is
further
away,
you
know
it's
going
to
be
five
or
six,
maybe
even
800
feet
further
away
from
the
intersection.
So
the
location
of
the
intersection
stays
the
same,
but
it
was
proposed
by
the
parish
to
make
it
a
roundabout.
But
you
know
a
a
roundabout
still
has
a
certain
capacity,
and
you
know
I
just
sat
in
on
those
meetings.
It
would
somewhat
I
guess
one
alternative
would
have
a
single
Lane.
V
Roundabout
would
not
be
sufficient,
so
they
set
a
double
lane.
Roundabout
would
be
the
other
option
and
they
said
double
lane.
Roundabouts.
Just
don't
work
that
efficiently.
You
know,
there's
more
weaving
within
that
Circle.
So
that's
why
they
they
concluded
in
their
study
was
that
you
know
the
signalized
intersection
where
there's
going
to
be
actually
three
lanes,
that's
going
to
be
able
to
take
that
left
to
go
towards
the
interstate,
so
the
location
is
still
further
away.
So
it'll
it'll
allow
that
signal.
That's
at
the
current
621
73
intersection.
N
N
V
The
roundabout.
The
the
volume
is
high,
so
you
may
have
to
you
would
have
a
lot
of
weaving.
So
if
you
came
say
from
73,
you
might
be
on
the
outside.
Lane,
and
if
you
wanted
to
go
straight,
you
would
have
to
weave
to
the
inside
Lane
to
continue
to
go
under
the
interstate.
Everybody
else
is
going
to
want
to
weave
to
the
outside
to
get
to
the
interstate.
So
it's
just
a
little
more
congested.
If
you're
talking
about
a
roundabout.
G
I'm
glad
to
see
that
we
are
not
committed
to
doing
something
and
then
find
out,
it
won't
work,
and
we
just
say
well
that's
what
we
said
we
were
going
to
do
so
we're
going
to
do
it
anyway.
I
really
appreciate
that
this
has
been
thoroughly
evaluated
and
that
we
are
willing
to
make
some
changes
to
what
we
had
proposed
and.
G
I
think
there
just
times
when
they
they
work
in
their
times
when
they
don't
and
I'm
just
glad
to
see
us
willing
to
make
a
change
so
that
we
get
it
right.
That's
a
critical
intersection,
yep
and
a
a
lack
of
a
better
expression
of
screw
up.
There
would
not
be
good,
so
correct,
I'm,
very,
very
glad
that
we're
doing
that
I
thank
dotd
and
the
administration
for
looking
at
this
very
carefully
excellent.
A
Okay,
thank
you.
Aaron,
you
good
I'm,
good.
Okay,
all
right
motion
passes
to
the
full
Council
for
approval:
five
in
approval
of
contract
between
Ascension
Parish
and
RJ
Daigle
and
Sons
Contractors
Inc
for
the
la-939
overlay
program
and
for
the
approval
of
the
parish
president
to
execute
this
contract.
A
Ladotd
did
advertise
for
receive
and
accept
a
bid
from
the
contractor
for
work
on
the
construction
project
motioned
by
councilman
Robert
second,
by
councilman
Thomas,
any
objections,
any
questions
hearing,
none
that
motion
passes,
Bible
approval
of
approval
and
introduced
proposed
ordinance
to
accept
the
donation
and
transfer
of
title
to
an
emergency
response
boat
from
the
Ascension
Parish
Sheriff's
Office
to
the
Parish
of
Ascension
fire
district.
One
second
motion
by
councilman
Lawler
second,
by
councilman
cagnolotti,
any
questions,
any
objections
hearing
them.
The
motion
passes
to
the
full
Council
for
approval.
T
The
last
time
I
presented
this
to
you
was
in
August,
August,
21st
to
be
specific,
and
so
the
first
grouping
of
numbers
that
you
see
in
front
of
you
is
the
number
that
represents
the
total
Parish
employees
at
the
beginning
of
each
month
of
the
last
quarter,
and
so
we
were
at
426
as
of
December
1st.
Is
there
any
questions
on
that.
H
T
The
fourth
quarter,
employee
changes,
represents
only
those
changes
between
the
last
time.
I
spoke
with
you
and
the
pay
period
that
ended
or
began
rather
on
December
25th,
and
there
were
only
seven
promotions
within
this
quarter,
and
this
is
representative
of
the
fact
that
we
now
have
a
performance
evaluation
system
where
employees
are
only
increased
as
they
compete
for
new
positions,
meaning
that
they
go
from
one
position
to
entirely
different
position,
and
so
that
only
occurred
seven
times
in
the
fourth
quarter.
A
T
T
Depends
on
is
that
case
back
exactly
that's
it's
a
case-by-case
when
there's
a
declared
emergency,
it
is
automatically
approved
by
a
declared
emergency,
but
more
often
than
not,
especially
in
this
year,
it
was
a
case-by-case
situation.
A
lot
of
pump
pumping
station,
a
lot
of
water
station
situations
that
we
decided
to
pay.
That
and-
and
it
is
a
case-by-case
situation.
A
T
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
I
have
only
Megan
to
to
actually
thank
for
this
because
she
keeps
up
with
all
of
the
data
and
anytime.
You
ask
her
for
it.
She
just
presents
it
30
seconds
later,
so
this
is
actually
a
result
of
Megan
Babin,
my
assistant
director,
so
oh,
absolutely
and
Ashley,
my
goodness
Ashley's,
the
one
that
calculates
the
overtime
for
us
Ashley.
Is
she
here?
No,
but
please
know
that
we
work
very
well
with
finance
and
Ashley
is
an
asset
that
we
could
not
be
without.
Okay,.
A
All
right
we're
gonna
move
to
6B
approval
of
resolution,
2022
Louisiana
audit
compliance
questionnaire,
be
it
resolved
at
the
Council
of
the
Parish
of
Ascension
state
of
Louisiana
hereby
adopts
the
Louisiana
compliance
questionnaire
for
the
2022
audit
of
the
government
of
the
Parish
of
Ascension.
Be
it
further
resolved
that
the
Louisiana
compliance
questionnaire
be
presented
to
Auditors
Falcon
Winkler,
said
audit
firm,
approved
by
the
Ascension
Parish
Council
in
the
state
of
Louisiana
legislative
auditor.