ENROLLED
ACT No. 66
2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 184
BY REPRESENTATIVE MCFARLAND
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 33:381(C)(36), relative to the village of Calvin and Winn Parish; to authorize
3 the abolition of the office of police chief and the police department in the village of
4 Calvin; to authorize making the police chief an appointed position; to authorize the
5 town to contract with other law enforcement entities in the parish for law
6 enforcement services; and to provide for related matters.
7 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
8 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
9 Louisiana.
10 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
11 Section 1. R.S. 33:381(C)(36) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
12 ยง381. Municipal officers
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14 C.
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16 (36)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the board
17 of aldermen of the village of Calvin may, upon recommendation of the mayor,
18 abolish the office of chief of police of the village or determine that the chief shall not
19 be elected at large but shall be appointed by the board upon recommendation of the
20 mayor. No such action by the board shall be effective until the end of the term of the
21 police chief in office at the time of the action or when a vacancy occurs in the office.
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1 (b) If the office of chief of police is abolished and the municipal police
2 department is abolished pursuant to R.S. 33:362(C), the village may contract with
3 or enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement with any law enforcement entity or
4 officer within Winn Parish for police services for the village. If the office of chief
5 of police is made appointive, the term of office and salary of the chief shall be
6 determined by the board of aldermen upon recommendation of the mayor.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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