VIDALIA &8212; Lisa Smith and the members of the Concordia Animal Welfare Shelter board gave up their title as humane officers at Monday night&8217;s regular police jury meeting.

But Smith said relinquishing the post, granted by the police jury, would not affect the way they do business.

&8220;We are going to continue to basically do what we&8217;ve always done, which is to promote animal welfare throughout the parish and keep the number of stray pets off the streets,&8221; Smith said.

What giving up the humane officer post would do, Smith said, is limit the society to handling animal cruelty cases and leave the responding of animal nuisance calls up to parish law enforcement agencies like Concordia Parish Sheriff&8217;s Office and Vidalia and Ferriday&8217;s police departments.

&8220;We simply do not have the manpower to respond to nuisance calls, so we mainly handle animal cruelty cases,&8221; Smith said.

Police jury President Melvin Ferrington said he regrets CAWS&8217;s decision.

&8220;They (CAWS) do a good job with basically no money to work with,&8221; Ferrington said. &8220;I personally don&8217;t want to see them resign.&8221;

In a brief, listing the services and other data compiled by CAWS, the shelter generates revenue through adoption fees, private donations, fundraisers and grants.

Secretary Russell Wagoner said giving up the title of humane officers would not affect the shelter&8217;s right to request the jury to right grants.

In other business:

4 The jury struck down a motion to close a portion of the Red River Levee Road when two citizens opposed the motion in the public hearing.

4 They passed a resolution to place a five-ton load limit on Wildsville Road.

4 Jurors approved a motion to furnish equipment for repairs on Eighth Street and 10th Street in Ferriday.

4 The jury approved a motion to remove a culvert and replace it on Ferriday Drive in Ridgecrest.

4 The jury approved amending the 2007 budget for the north Louisiana Criminal Statistics Laboratory.

4 They approved appointing Dr. Carrie Bonomo as the physician member to the Riverland Medical Center Board of Directors.

4 A request to pay $3,000 for annual dues to the Northeast Louisiana Economic Alliance was denied.

4 The jury approved a motion to advertise for gravel bids.

4 The jury approved paying Bryant Hammett and Associates $577.50 for services rendered on system bridges and general work.

4 The jury approved the following transfers: $3,000 from the highway fund to the general fund; $3,200 from the solid waste fund to the general fund; $5,000 from the general fund to the criminal court fund; $10,000 from the sales tax fund to the general fund.

$50,000 from the sales tax fund to the highway fund.

$10,000 from the sales tax fund to the solid waste fund.