Board of Control
June 10, 2026
Call to Order
Grace Hebert, Library Board President, called the general business meeting of the Pointe Coupee Parish Library Board of Control to order at 5:29pm.
Roll Call
Present: Mrs. Kristi Doucet, Mrs. Philomena Fontenot, Mrs. Grace Hebert, Mr. Greg LaCour, and Mrs. Kate Roy
Absent: None
Approval of Agenda
It was moved by Mrs. Fontenot and seconded by Mrs. Roy to accept the agenda as presented. Motion carried.
Approval of Minutes
It was moved by Mr. LaCour and seconded by Mrs. Fontenot to accept the minutes of the February 11, 2026 business meeting as presented. Motion carried.
Public Comment
No public comments.
Audit Report
Aloysia Ducote, CPA with Ducote & Co presented the Pointe Coupee Parish Library 2025 Annual Financial Report. It was an unqualified audit. With no significant findings, Ducote noted that the library was very stable financially.
It was moved by Mrs. Roy and seconded by Mrs. Fontenot to accept the 2025 Pointe Coupee Parish Library Audit Report as presented. Motion carried.
Librarian’s Report
Library Director, Melissa Hymel, presented a review of the current 2026 financial statement.
It was moved by Mrs. Roy and seconded by Mrs. Fontenot to accept the Financial Report as presented. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION:
The following resolution was offered by Kate Roy and seconded by Greg LaCour:
Be It Resolved: The Pointe Coupee Parish Library Board of Control does agree to authorize Library Director, Tyler Rockforte, full access to negotiating and approving contracts on behalf of the Library Board of Control.
YEA: Doucet, Fontenot, Hebert, LaCour, and Roy
NAY: none
ABSENT: none
Resolution adopted.
RESOLUTION:
The following was offered by Kristi Doucet and seconded by Philomena Fontenot.
Be It Resolved: The Pointe Coupee Parish Library Board of Control does agree to the following individual listed below shall have jurisdiction and signature authority over all Pointe Coupee Parish Library Accounts as listed, for the Pointe Coupee Parish Library as allowed in LA R.S. 25:213.
Tyler Rockforte
YEA: Doucet, Fontenot, Hebert, LaCour, and Roy
NAY: none
ABSENT: none
Resolution adopted.
The original Innis library building will now serve as a storage building for the library.
Mrs. April “Happy” Garret is responsible for all library programs, including the Summer Reading Program. Mrs. Happy presented the library board with the 2026 Summer Reading Program calendar, which has been distributed throughout the parish in all forms of mass media. Mrs. Happy noted that there was excellent attendance at all 5 of the library branches at the magic shows hosted by David LeBoeuf last week and the water safety trainings presented by Sheriff Renee Thibodeaux this week.
The library is distributing weekly children’s food boxes at the Morganza and Innis sites in conjunction with project SUN Meals and the United States Department of Agriculture. It was noted that all 80 boxes allocated for the Innis site were distributed within an hour and a half of the library’s opening.
Mrs. Melissa Hymel announced that she will be retiring after more than thirty-three years. She shared some of her fondest memories of serving as the Library Director, which included watching patrons of the library and their children growing up to become upstanding adults. She stated she will miss the patrons, including members of her staff and the Library Board.
It was noted by Mrs. Ducote that Mrs. Hymel has contributed an immeasurable amount to the library system, its patrons, and the community at large.
President’s Comments
Mrs. Grace Hebert congratulated Tyler Rockforte as the new Executive Director of the Pointe Coupee Parish Library System. She also congratulated Mrs. Melissa Hymel on her retirement and shared that Mrs. Hymel would be missed. Mrs. Fontenot also shared kind sentiments with Mrs. Hymel and noted some of her many contributions to the library over her career.
Adjourn
Being no further business to come before the Library Board, it was moved by Mrs. Doucet and seconded by Mr. LaCour to adjourn. Motion carried. The President adjourned the meeting at 6:30pm. The next scheduled meeting of the Pointe Coupee Parish Library Board of Control will be Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
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Tyler Rockforte, Secretary
June 15, 2026 cost $192
