Minutes of the First Monthly Meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Consolidated Waterworks District No. 1, held December 1, 2025 at the District's Office, 8814 Main Street, Houma Louisiana. The meeting was called to order at 5:42 P.M. (late due to heavy traffic), pursuant to proper notice in writing to each Board Member and posted in the manner required by law. Commissioner Charles Brown led the Invocation and Commissioner Kenneth Ellender led the Pledge of Allegiance. Upon roll call, Commissioners recorded as present were Teri Chatagnier, Kenneth Ellender, Charles Brown, Wilbert Thomas, Craig Luke, Patrick Marcel, Troy Welch and David Gaudet. Recorded as absent was Dwayne Hornsby. A quorum was declared present. Upon motion by Mr. Patrick Marcel, and seconded by Mr. Troy Welch, the minutes of November 17, 2025 Regular Meeting were adopted as written. Three calls were announced for anyone from the public wishing to address the Board. None At the request of the Project Engineer and upon recommendation by Staff, it was moved by Mr. Craig Luke, and seconded by Mr. Charles Brown, that conditional approval of a waterline layout be granted to PD-07-22-07 TGHS Health & Wellness Center, for a 12" waterline and fire hydrant according to the subdivision policy. The motion was unanimously adopted. Ms. Cecilia Norman, CAO, reported that the 2026 Group Dental renewal came in with a 21% premium increase. The policy is with Guardian. Guardian agreed to reduce the increase to 18% if we moved our voluntary Vision policy to them. The Vision premiums will be slightly less than what employees are currently paying. It was moved by Mr. Craig Luke, and seconded by Mr. Charles Brown, to renew the 2026 group dental policy with Guardian and to switch the voluntary vision policy to Guardian. The motion passed by majority with Mr. David Gaudet abstaining. It was moved by Mr. Patrick Marcel, and seconded by Mr. David Gaudet, to authorize the advertisement to receive bids for Granular Activated Carbon on January 14, 2026. The motion was unanimously adopted. It was moved by Mr. Troy Welch, and seconded by Mr. Charles Brown, to reschedule the January 19, 2026 Regular Meeting to January 20, 2026 due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. The motion was unanimously adopted. It was moved by Mr. Troy Welch, and seconded by Mr. Wilbert Thomas, to deviate from the regular order of business to discuss the New Year Holiday. With no objection from the public, the motion was unanimously adopted. At the request of staff, it was moved by Mr. Craig Luke, and seconded by Mr. Charles Brown, to change the New Year Holiday from December 31st and January 1st to January 1st and January 2nd 2026. The motion was unanimously adopted It was moved by Mr. Troy Welch, and seconded by Mr. Wilbert Thomas, to return to the regular order of business. The motion was unanimously adopted. At 5:59 pm, there being no further business to come before the Board, it was moved by Mr. Patrick Marcel, and seconded by Mr. David Gaudet, that this meeting adjourn. The motion was unanimously adopted. December 19 2025 LLOU0426522