Message 1 AGENDA FOR MEETING OF BATON ROUGE NORTH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENMT DISTRICT (“Finance Committee”) Date: Monday, June 30, 2025 Location: Exxon Mobil North Community Center 5955 Scenic Highway Baton Rouge, LA 70805 Time: 8:00 A.M. – 8:30 A.M. Chairperson: Terra B. Williams, BRNEDD Treasurer, and Chairwoman +++ Action Item: Call to order, Prayer, and Welcome by Finance Committee Chairwoman Action Item: Finance Committee’s receipt of Certification of Posting of Public Notice and Chairperson’s determination of the number of Committee Members present in person, and the number of votes necessary to constitute a majority. Action Item: Approval of Minutes from Thursday, May 15, 2025. Discussion Item: Exit Interview on the status of BRNEDD’s Audit Review report for year ending 2024 by Mrs. Rosyln Johnson, Certified Public Accountant Action Item: Approval of Final Internal Audit Review. Discussion Item: Reporting by Mr. Melvin Davis, CPA of the financial statements for April 2025 and May 2025 and 2025 Budget amendments. Action Item: Accepting the 2025 Budget amendments, financial statements for April 2025 and May 2025 to be recommended to the Full Board of Commissioners for the board approval. Discussion Item: Review of the Delta Regional Authority Workforce Development Grant Program Manager Draft Contract Review of financial allocation to execute a DRA-funded contract to hire a Program Manager, with a prorated salary of $25,000 for July–December 2025. Action Item: Approve the execution of the Delta Regional Authority Workforce Development Grant Program Manager contract, with a prorated salary of $25,000 for July–December 2025, and recommend the item to the full Board of Commissioners for final approval. Discussion Item: Review of Grow North Baton Rouge Business Initiative Second Cohort and expending the remaining grant funding from Louisiana Economic Development. Discussion Item: Review of the Build Baton Rouge Engagement Letter.
2 Discussion Item: Consideration of Old Business Discussion Item: Consideration of New Business Discussion Item: Public Comment Action Item: Approval of Adjournment
1 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING OF Baton Rouge North Economic Development District (BRNEDD) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a meeting of the appointed commissioner of the Baton Rouge North Economic Development District (BRNEDD) (“Finance Committee Meeting” and (Board Meeting) will be held respectively on Monday, June 30, 2025, at 8:00 A.M., (Finance Committee Meeeting”) & Monday, June 30, 2025, at 8:30 A.M., (“Board Meeting”) at the Exxon Mobil North Community Center 5955 Scenic Highway Baton Rouge, LA 70805 The Finance Committee Meeting/Board Meeting agendas and the items to be discussed are attached hereto. [CONTINUED ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
2 AGENDA FOR MEETING OF BATON ROUGE NORTH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENMT DISTRICT (“Board of Commissioners ”) Date: Monday, June 30, 2025 Location: Exxon Mobil North Community Center 5955 Scenic Highway Baton Rouge, LA 70805 Time: 8:30 A.M. – 9:00 A.M. Chairperson: Dr. Eugene Johnson, Board President +++ Action Item: Call to order, Prayer and Welcome by Board President, Chairperson Action Item: Board’s receipt of Certification of Posting of Public Notice and Chairperson’s determination of the number of Committee Members present in person, and the number of votes necessary to constitute a majority. Action Item: Approval of Board Minutes from December 23, 2024. Action Item: Consideration and formal action regarding the nomination and election of individuals to serve as Vice President and Secretary of the Board of Commissioners of the Baton Rouge North Economic Development District, pursuant to the governing bylaws and in accordance with the procedures set forth in Robert’s Rules of Order. Action Item: Discussion and acceptance of the approval of the 2024 Internal Audit Review draft for submission to the Louisiana Internal Audit on/ by June 30, 2025. Action Item: Reporting and accepting the approval of the financial statements for December 2024 through May 2025 by the finance committee’s recommendation and Mr. Melvin Davis, Board CPA. Action Item: Discussion and approval of the 2025 Annual Budget to ensure compliance with the Louisiana Local Government Budget Act (La. R.S. 39:1305 and 1306), which requires adoption of the annual budget by June 30 of each year. The proposed budget was made available for public inspection on December 23, 2024, and has remained posted on the BRNEDD website in accordance with the Louisiana Open Meetings Law (La. R.S. 42:19) by accepting the approval of the finance committee.
3 Discussion Item: Report by Executive Director, April Hawthorne. a) Build Baton Rouge Engagement Letter b) Delta Regional Authority Workforce Program Manager position c) Grow North Baton Rouge Business Initiative Second Cohort will begin in August. Action Item: Accept and approval of the Finance Committee’s recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to execute a professional services contract for the Delta Regional Authority Workforce Development Program Manager position. Discussion Item: Consideration of Old Business a.) Next regular schedule board meeting. Discussion Item: Consideration of New Business Discussion Item: Public Comment Action Item: Approval of Adjournment