Ashley Ezell

The meeting agenda included several key items, beginning with a resolution honoring the service of Mr. Clifford Cannon, whose retirement was imminent. Discussions involved public hearings regarding the relocation of specific voting precincts and the scheduling of a hearing for the final plat of Highway 3 Technology Park. Old business included considering the acceptance of streets, drainage, and sewer main extensions for The Parc Subdivision, Unit No. 1, into permanent parish maintenance. Other business encompassed requests for mosquito spraying at Camp Minden, a variance request concerning sidewalks in Crown Pointe Subdivision, approval for Keep Bossier Beautiful to use parish equipment, and various cooperative endeavor agreements and change orders related to water systems and GIS data entry. The agenda also included consideration for Ordinance No. 5099, amending a prior zoning classification ordinance for an industrial park, and approval for a new beer/liquor license application.

The meeting included the election of officers for 2026, resulting in Mr. Tom Salzer being elected President and Ms. Julianna Parks as Vice President. Appointments were approved for Dr. Ken Ward as Parish Administrator, Ashley Ezell as Parish Secretary, and Stacie Fernandez as Parish Treasurer. Several bids were awarded, including the Courthouse Generator Upgrade (Project No. 2025-126) to Camus Electric Co., Inc., and the Federal Lands Access Program (Project No. 2024-127) to Specialty Trackhoe & Dozer Service, Inc. A public hearing was held regarding the abandonment of a portion of the servitude for the demolished section of Swan Lake Road, which was subsequently authorized via Ordinance No. 5090. A public hearing was scheduled for February 18, 2026, to consider increasing the speed limit on Rebouche Road and to consider the proposed development plan for Logan Farms Unit No. 1 (Scooter's Coffee). The Police Jury authorized completion of the Louisiana Compliance Questionnaire for the 2025 financial audit and adopted a Proclamation for School Board Recognition Month for January 2026. Change Order No. 1 for the Caplis Sligo Red Chute Bank Stabilization project was approved, and a Resolution of Final Acceptance was adopted for the Koran Doyline Road Bridge project. The reappointment of Ms. Michelle Douglas Hartley to the Northwest Louisiana Human Services District Board was approved. Further actions included authorizing the abandonment of parish interest in a parcel of land related to the Bossier North--South Corridor project and accepting a donation of land for the Wemple Road/Old Brownlee Road Intersection Improvements Project. License applications for beer/liquor were reviewed and approved, along with a request for a letter of no objection for Billy's Lounge operating on Superbowl Sunday. A clarification was approved regarding beer/liquor renewal approvals from the December 17, 2025 meeting. The Finance Committee reviewed and approved Accounts Payable invoices for December 2025 and accepted proposals for the 2025 financial audit and Statewide Agreed-Upon Procedures (SAUPs).

The meeting agenda included a public comment period, the adoption of the minutes from the January 14, 2026 meeting, and a public hearing concerning the adoption of a resolution to amend water and sewer rates. Other business items involved ratifying the approval of a Consulting Agreement with John M. Thornton, ratifying the acceptance of sewer main extension and improvements for The Parc Subdivision, Unit No. 1, ratifying the approval of a Short Form of Agreement with Cothren, Graff, Smoak Engineering, Inc. for Project No. 2026-118 (Dogwood North Pump House - Phase II), and ratifying the approval of Supplement No. 1 from Volkert, Inc. for Project No. 2024-121 (CSR and Headworks at Sewer Treatment Plant Repairs). The agenda concluded with a report on the Board of Appeals meeting held the same day.

The agenda for the Board of Supervisors meeting includes consideration for scheduling a public hearing on February 18, 2026, to amend a resolution regarding water and sewer rates, necessitated by a typographical error in published notices. Other business involves the ratification of Change Order No. 6 for Project No. 2021-128 concerning the North Sewer System Improvements, and the ratification of Change Order No. 1 for Project No. 2023-127 related to new water well(s) and water test well(s), which requires corrections to project information and prior resolutions. Additionally, there is a scheduled report on the meeting of the Board of Appeals held on January 14, 2026.

The Road/Subdivision Regulations Committee meeting of the Bossier Parish Police Jury focused on a discussion regarding the ordinance amending Chapter 94, "Commercial Vehicle Enforcement," of the Bossier Parish Code of Ordinances, specifically Section 94-10 (9). The discussion included the review of overweight/oversize permitting provisions, including the annual permit fee. Committee members discussed reducing or eliminating annual permit fees, fairness between concrete trucks and other overweight haulers, the financial impact on local businesses, and the need for a system to track heavy loads. The committee directed staff to prepare amendments to Chapter 94 to restore the no-fee structure for annual overweight/oversize permits when a valid state annual permit is held and to present the draft language for consideration in advance of the public hearing on December 3, 2025. Staff was also requested to review and report the minimum administrative cost associated with processing permits for possible future fee consideration.