In addition, the MPC Staff is responsible for zoning enforcement. A fourth staff member will come on board in 2001 to help ensure that enforcement efforts are fair and consistent. The City of Bossier City serves as the MPC s fiscal agent. The City and Police Jury appoint two members each. A fifth member is selected as a joint appointment by the two governing bodies.
Members serve without compensation as community volunteers.
The City appoints three members, and the Parish appoints two. The first Zoning Ordinance for Bossier was established in 1958. The MPC is currently operating under Zoning Ordinance 33 of 1978 in the City of Bossier City and No. 783 of 1978 in Bossier Parish. Subdivision Regulations for the planning limits were last adopted in 1975.