La. R.S. § 33:2476.1 Shreveport Fire and Police Civil Service Board

• Library: Louisiana Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: La. R.S. § 33:2476.1

A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:2476, the members of the Shreveport municipal fire and police civil service board shall be appointed by the governing authority of the municipality as follows:

(1) One shall be appointed by the governing authority upon its own nomination.

(2)

(a) Two members shall be appointed from a list of nominees submitted by the chancellor of Louisiana State University at Shreveport and two shall be appointed from a list of nominees submitted by the chancellor of Southern University at Shreveport. Each chancellor shall submit two nominations for each position which is to be filled. Such nominations shall be made within sixty days of request, made by certified letter, for such list.

(b) If a list of nominations is not submitted within sixty days after submission of request for such list, such failure shall be considered a failure to perform a ministerial duty required by law of a public official or corporate officer. To this end, the district attorney for Caddo Parish shall provoke the issuance of a writ of mandamus to compel the official or officer to act as provided by law.

(3) In an effort to ensure that the board is sensitive to concerns of all of the citizens of the municipality, the governing authority shall make appointments pursuant to Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection so as to provide that membership on the board will reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of the population of the municipality.

(4) The governing authority shall appoint four members who have been nominated and elected by and from the regular employees of the fire and police departments as follows:

(a) Two members shall be elected and appointed from the fire department, and two members shall be elected and appointed from the police department. The employee-nominees from each department shall be elected by secret ballot of the regular employees of their respective department at an election to be called and held for that purpose by the chief of the department. In such an election, each voting employee shall cast two votes and may distribute them among candidates in any manner the voter chooses, including casting both votes for a single candidate. The two candidates receiving the most votes shall be elected.