minutes

The Madison Parish Port Commission met in a regular session on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at the Madison Parish Port Commission Office. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Donald Frazier and a roll call was taken as follows:

Commissioners present: Donald Frazier, Charles Vining, Latasha Griffin, Isaiah Ross, Jim Tucker and David Williams

Commissioners absent: Robert Charles Brown

Other members present: Terry Murphy, Executive Director & Kimmeka Epps, Secretary/Treasurer

Visitors: Kevin Allen, Terral River Service & Dan Militaru, RailCar Co.

Public Meeting was opened!

Secretary Epps provided the potential budget for fiscal year 2024. Epps suggested looking at the budget as of today to see the difference in amounts on line items. The information enclosed shows the items increased in the budget. Commissioner Tucker questioned the inflated amount of Legal & Professional Fees. Secretary explained the source of the expenses for that line item. Epps reminded the board that all items are projected for the future and stated that projecting higher line items keeps the expenses at bay.