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ACT No. 38
5/26 Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 411
BY REPRESENTATIVE BARROW
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 33:404(A)(3), relative to the duties of a mayor; to provide2
relative to provisions of the Lawrason Act; to correct a statutory reference; and to3
provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 33:404(A)(3) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:6
ยง404. Duties of mayor7
A. The mayor shall have the following powers, duties, and responsibilities:8
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(3) Subject to applicable state law, ordinances, and civil service rules and10
regulations, to appoint and remove municipal employees, other than the employees11
of a police department with an elected chief of police. However, appointment or12
removal of a nonelected chief of police, the municipal clerk, the municipal attorney,13
or any department head shall be subject to approval by the board of aldermen, except14
that in the case of a tie vote, the recommendation of the mayor shall prevail.15
Furthermore, selection or removal of any person engaged by a municipality to16
conduct an examination, review, compilation, or audit of its books and accounts17 ENROLLEDHB NO. 411
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pursuant to R.S. 24:517 R.S. 24:513 shall be subject to approval by the board of1
aldermen of that municipality.2
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: