La. R.S. § 33:2476 Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Boards

• Library: Louisiana Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: La. R.S. § 33:2476

A. A municipal fire and police civil service board is created in the municipal government. The board shall be composed of five members who shall serve without compensation. The board shall have a chairman, vice-chairman, and a secretary. The domicile of the board shall be in the municipality it serves.

B.

(1)

(a) To be eligible for appointment or to serve as a member of a board, a person shall be a citizen of the United States of America, a resident of the municipality in which he is to serve for at least five years next preceding his appointment, and, at the time of his appointment, shall be a qualified voter of the municipality.

(b) However, with respect to the two members elected from the municipal fire and the municipal police departments, such members shall be residents of the parish in which the municipality they are to serve is located for a period of at least five years preceding their appointment upon adoption of resolution so permitting residence location by the local governing authority.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Paragraph, the two members elected from the municipal fire and the municipal police departments shall not be required to be residents or qualified voters of the municipality in which they are appointed to serve or residents of the parish in which the municipality is located provided that such exceptions are approved by resolution of the local governing authority.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph, only one member shall be elected from the city of New Iberia municipal fire and police civil service system in accordance with Paragraph (C)(4) of this Section, provided that such exception is approved by resolution of the city of New Iberia governing authority.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in the city of Baton Rouge, the three members appointed pursuant to Paragraph (C)(2) of this Section shall be residents of the city of Baton Rouge, the unincorporated area of EastBaton Rouge Parish, or a combination thereof for at least five years next preceding their appointment, and, at the time of their appointment, shall be qualified voters of East Baton Rouge Parish.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in the city of Zachary, the member appointed pursuant to Subparagraph (C)(2)(a) of this Section shall have been a resident of the city of Zachary, the unincorporated area of East Baton Rouge Parish, or a combination thereof, for at least five years next preceding his appointment, and, at the time of his appointment, shall be a qualified voter of East Baton Rouge Parish.

(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing body of the respective municipality shall conduct a background check on any person who is under consideration for appointment to the board. No person is eligible for appointment or may serve as a member of the board if his background check reveals that either of the following has occurred in the ten years immediately preceding his appointment: