HLS 17RS-479 ENGROSSED
2017 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 540
BY REPRESENTATIVE DEVILLIER
CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL: Provides relative to the authority of the police chief in the
city of Eunice
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 33:423.27, relative to the Eunice police department; to provide that the board
3 of aldermen may authorize the police chief to appoint, discipline, and discharge
4 police personnel; and to provide for related matters.
5 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
6 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
7 Louisiana.
8Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 33:423.27 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 ยง423.27. City of Eunice; authority over police personnel by chief of police
11 Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:423 or any other provision of law
12 to the contrary, in and for the city of Eunice, the board of aldermen may, by
13 resolution, designate the chief of police as the appointing authority of the police
14 department and thereby authorize him to appoint, discipline, and discharge police
15 personnel subject to the budgetary limitations established by the mayor and board
16 of aldermen pertaining to the number of allotted positions for the police department.
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are additions. HLS 17RS-479 ENGROSSED
HB NO. 540
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 540 Engrossed 2017 Regular Session DeVillier
Abstract: Provides that the Eunice board of aldermen may authorize the police chief to
appoint, discipline, and discharge police personnel.
Present law, applicable to most Lawrason Act municipalities, provides that the elected police
chief makes recommendations to the mayor and board of aldermen regarding the
appointment, promotion, discipline, and dismissal of police personnel. Provides that the
mayor and aldermen are responsible for taking these actions with regard to police personnel.
Proposed law, applicable to Eunice, provides that the board of aldermen may by resolution
authorize the police chief to appoint, discipline, and discharge police personnel subject to
the budgetary limitations of the mayor and board of aldermen pertaining to the number of
allotted positions.
(Adds R.S. 33:423.27)
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