SPECIAL MEETING OF THE

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2017

Following the Committee of the Whole

The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board Committee of the Whole met at the School Board Office at 1050 South Foster Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana at 5:00 p.m. on the seventh day of December 2017, convened in regular session. The Vice-President called the meeting to order with the following members present: Mr. Mark Bellue; Ms. Vereta T. Lee; Ms. Dawn Chanet Collins; Ms. Evelyn Ware-Jackson, President; Ms. Jill C. Dyason; Mrs. Connie Bernard, Vice- President; and Mr. Michael Gaudet. Dr. Kenyetta Nelson-Smith and Mr. David Tatman were absent.

Others present were: Mr. Warren Drake, Superintendent; Mr. Domoine Rutledge, General Counsel; Dr. Quentina Timoll, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction; Mrs. Andrea O’Konski, Chief Officer for Accountability and Assessments; Mr. James Crochet, Chief Officer for Business Operations; Mr. Gary Reese, Chief Officer for Student Support Services; and Mr. Richard Ellis, Chief Officer for Technology.

Industrial Tax Exemption by Tin Roof Brewing Company

By Vice-President Bernard

Resolved, that the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby favorably recommend approve a Resolution regarding a request for an Industrial Tax Exemption by Tin Roof Brewing Company.

Seconded By Mr. Bellue

The vote on the motion was as follows:

Yeas: (6)                      Mr. Bellue, Ms. Collins, President Ware-Jackson, Ms. Dyason, Mr. Gaudet, and Vice-President Bernard

Nays: (1)                      Ms. Lee

Abstained: (0)           None

Absent: (2)                  Dr. Nelson-Smith and Mr. Tatman

The motion was declared adopted.

There being no further business, the Board adjourned by acclamation.

Warren Drake, Jr.

Secretary/Treasurer to the Board