STATE OF LOUISIANA

PARISH OF WASHINGTON

RESOLUTION NO.11-534

TO HIRE ADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTANT

FOR THE WASHINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

RELATIVE TO LOUISIANA COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS

The following resolution was presented for adoption by the Washington Parish Council on motion offered by ___Michael Fussell____, seconded by ___Ken Wheat____.

WHEREAS, the Parish certifies that it will pay all of the pre-agreement and administrative costs associated with the implementation of the FY2012/2013 LCDBG program; such costs will include, but not be limited to application preparation fees, audit fees, advertising and publication fees, local staff time, workshop expenses, and/or administrative consultant fees. These fees shall not exceed the maximum allowable fees for such services allowed by the LCDBG program for professional administrative services that should otherwise be paid directly by the Office of Community Development. Payment for these services shall be in accordance with the Parish’s contract with the administrative consultant.

WHEREAS, the administrative consultant chosen to administer the LCDBG Program shall be Professional Engineering Consultants Corporation.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Parish Council Members for Washington Parish, in Regular Session convened, that the administrative consulting services be performed by Professional Engineering Consultants Corporation in the amount of $_35,000___.

The above and foregoing having submitted to a vote, the vote thereupon resulted as follows:

YEAS: _(7)__ Fussell, Nassauer, Johnson, Thomas, Route, Posey and Wheat

NAYS: __(0)__

ABSENT: _(0)__

ABSTAINED: _(0)_

PASSED AND ADOPTED at Washington Parish, on this 12th day of September , 2011.

WASHINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

___SIGNATURE______________

Aubrey Posey, Chairman

WASHINGTON PARISH GOVERNMENT

___SIGNATURE____

Richard Thomas Jr., President

CERTIFICATION

I, SHARON LYONS, CLERK TO THE WASHINGTON PARISH COUNCIL, do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the resolution adopted by the Washington Parish Council, in regular session convened on the __12th___ day of

____September__, 2011 at which meeting a quorum was present.

GIVEN UNDER MY OFFICIAL SIGNATURE AND SEAL OF OFFICE, this

__12th__day of __September___, 2011, Franklinton, Louisiana.

_____SIGNATURE_____________

Sharon Lyons, Clerk to the Council

Washington Parish

Resolution No.11-534