Louisiana

Indigent Defense Assistance Board

Minutes of the Board Meeting

07 December 2000

New Orleans, Louisiana

Stone Pigman Law Firm

Members Present: Risley C. Triche, Chair; Thomas A. Casey, Vice-Chair; Michelle Ghetti; Addison K. Goff; IV; Wayne Lee; Robert P. McLeod; Donald T.W. Phelps; and Freddie Pitcher.

Ex Officio Members Present: James Boren, Anthony Champagne and Henry Walker.

Staff Present: Jelpi P. Picou, Jr.

Guests Present: Numa Bertel; Frank DeSalvo; John Di Giulio; Tilden Greenbaum, Edward R. Greenlee; Marsha Austtun Oliver; David Price; Richard Stricks; and Rick Teissier.

Call to Order and Opening Remarks. The meeting was called to order at 1:00 p.m. by the Chair, who welcomed members to the meeting of the Indigent Defense Assistance Board; a roll call demonstrated that a quorum was present.

Executive Session. A request was made for the Board to proceed in an Executive Session for the purpose of interviewing candidates for Director of the Louisiana Indigent Defense Assistance Board. A unanimous vote approved the request.

Resumption of Regular Meeting. When the regular meeting reconvened, a unanimous vote of board members named Edward R. Greenlee director. Mr. Greenlee accepted the position at an annual salary of $75,000. He agreed to finish his tenure at the Louisiana Appellate Project in a timely fashion and begin work as LIDAB Director as soon as practicable in 2001.

Orleans Capital Defense/Conflict Panel. The Chair opened the floor to discussion of how the Orleans Parish Conflict Panel would be staffed and under whose control the panel would proceed in the upcoming fiscal year. After discussion among board members, Frank DeSalvo and Rick Teissier, it was decided that more dialogue was necessary before an agreement could be finalized.

District Assistance Fund. The staff gave a brief update on the District Assistance Fund distribution for fiscal year 2000-2001. After reviewing the distribution list for the various participating district indigent defender boards, the board voted unanimously to allow the distribution to proceed in January, 2001.

Other Business. No other business was discussed.

Adjournment. There being no additional business brought to the attention of the Board, the Chair entertained a motion to adjourn, which was seconded and passed without objection.