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LA Rev Stat § 33:2422 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2422. Lay-offs

RS 2422 - Lay-offs  Whenever a position in the classified service is abolished or needs to be vacated because of stoppage of work from lack of funds or other cause the employee of the class involved in the organization unit affected with the lowest average service rating for the last three years of his service or for the entire period, if less than three years, shall be laid off without pay. When service ratings are not available, the employee with the lowest value to the service as ascertained and determined by the director by such means as he may deem most effective, shall be laid off. The appointing authority shall give written notice to the director of every proposed lay-off a reasonable time before the effective date thereof, and the director shall make such orders relating thereto as he considers necessary to secure compliance with the rules. The name of every regular employee laid off shall be placed on the appropriate reemployment list.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2423 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2423. Corrective or disciplinary action for maintaining standards of service

RS 2423 - Corrective or disciplinary action for maintaining standards of service A. When any employee in the classified service is unable or unwilling to perform the duties of his position in a satisfactory manner or has committed any act to the prejudice of the service, or has omitted to perform any act that it was his duty to perform, or otherwise has become subject to corrective action, the appointing authority shall take action warranted by the circumstances to maintain the standards of effective service. The action may extend to (1) removal from the service, (2) retirement under any provision of law applicable, (3) reduction in pay to the next lower rate in the scale for the class, (4) demotion to any position of a lower class that the employee is deemed by the appointing authority and the director to be competent to fill, or (5) suspension without pay for a period not exceeding in the aggregate sixty days in any continuous period of twelve months, or (6) reprimand or other less drastic measure of discipline which the appointing authority considers proper. B. In every case of removal or reduction in pay of any employee in a competitive position in the classified service or of involuntary retirement or demotion of the employee, the appointing authority shall furnish the employee and the director a statement in writing of the reasons therefor. The director shall notify the employee in writing at his last known address that he has a right to make a reply in writing, shall receive and consider the reply, and may make an investigation of the facts. The director likewise may make investigation, of his own motion, of the case of any employee whose record of service seems to be unsatisfactory, or who is charged with the commission or omission of specific acts to the detriment of the service. He may make to the appointing authority a report and recommendations for action, on the basis of the facts ascertained. Where such action seems to be warranted by the facts, the director, in the case of any employee in the classified service removed or involuntarily retired or demoted by action of any appointing authority, may authorize the transfer of the employee concerned to a position of the class previously occupied by him under another appointing authority with the consent of the authority, or place his name on the reemployment list for the class for certification to other appointing authorities. Upon written request of an employee and with the approval of the director, the employee may be demoted, or be retired under any optional provisions of law, without compliance with the requirements of this Section. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 472, §1, eff. July 13, 1979; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2424 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2424. Appeals by employees to the commission

RS 2424 - Appeals by employees to the commission  Any regular employee in the classified service, subject to the provisions of this Part, or the rules made pursuant thereto, who deems that he has been removed, dismissed, retired, reduced in pay, demoted, subjected to a second suspension of sixty days or less without pay, or subjected to any other disciplinary action set out in R.S. 33:2423, without just cause, may, within sixty days of the action demand a hearing to determine the reasonableness of the action, and the commission shall grant the employee a hearing within forty-five days after receipt of the request. In the event the hearing is not held within the forty-five day period the employee shall be forthwith reinstated in his position with full pay for lost time, but this shall not jeopardize the right of the commission to finally determine the matter at a later date. After hearing and considering the evidence for and against the disciplinary action, the commission shall approve or disapprove the action. In case of approval the disciplinary action shall be deemed final as ordered. In case of disapproval the commission shall reinstate the employee under the conditions which it deems proper, and may order full pay for lost time. If the commission finds that the disciplinary action was for religious or political reasons, then the employee shall forthwith be reinstated in his position and be reimbursed for any loss of pay occasioned by the disciplinary action. The foregoing provisions of this Section shall not apply to temporary appointments as defined in R.S. 33:2419, and employees during their working test period as provided for in R.S. 33:2417.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2425 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2425. Retirement and pension system

RS 2425 - Retirement and pension system  The director shall prepare and, upon approval by the commission, shall submit to the mayor recommendations concerning actuarially sound retirement and pension systems for persons holding positions in the classified service.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2426 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2426. Oaths, testimony, and production of records; refusal to testify

RS 2426 - Oaths, testimony, and production of records; refusal to testify  The commission, each member of the commission, and the director may administer oaths, subpoena witnesses, and compel the production of books and papers pertinent to any investigation or hearing authorized by this Part. Any person who fails to appear in response to a subpoena or to answer any question or produce any books or papers pertinent to any such investigation or hearing or who knowingly gives false testimony therein shall be subject to the penalties provided in R.S. 33:2432. In case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any person, any district court within the jurisdiction of which the inquiry is carried on, or within the jurisdiction of which the person guilty of contumacy or refusal to obey is found, or resides, or transacts business, upon application by the commission, shall have jurisdiction to issue to the person an order requiring him to appear before the commission, its member, agent or agency and to produce evidence, if so ordered, or there to give testimony touching the matter under consideration or in question; and any failure to obey the order of court may be punished by the court as a contempt. If any officer or employee in the city service or any officer or employee of the state or political subdivision of the state wilfully refuses or fails to appear before any court or judge, or any legislative committee, or any officer, board, or body authorized to conduct any hearing or inquiry, or if the employee or officer having appeared, refuses to testify or answer any question relating to the affairs or government of the city or the conduct of any city officer or employee on the ground that his testimony or answers would tend to incriminate him, or refuses to waive immunity from prosecution on account of any matter about which he is asked to testify at any such hearing or inquiry, he shall forfeit his position and shall not be eligible for appointment to any position in the classified service of the city for a period of two years.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2427 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2427. Duties of city officers and employees

RS 2427 - Duties of city officers and employees  Each appointing officer shall report to the director forthwith in writing upon any appointment or employment in the service, the name of the appointee, or employee, the title and character of his office or employment, the date of commencement of service by virtue thereof, and the salary or compensation thereof, and shall report from time to time upon the date of the official action on, or knowledge of, any separation of a person from the service or any promotion, reduction, suspension, transfer, reinstatement or other change therein, the efficiency of his subordinates and employees, and other information, in the manner prescribed by the director and the rules and regulations adopted by the Commission. An officer or employee of the city shall comply with, and aid in all proper ways in carrying out the provisions of this Part and the rules, regulations, and orders thereunder. All officers and employees shall furnish any records or information which the director of the commission requests for any purpose of this Part.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2428 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2428. Records of the department

RS 2428 - Records of the department  The records of the department, except records which the rules require to be held confidential for reasons of public policy, shall be public records and shall be open to public inspection, subject to regulations as to the time and manner of inspection prescribed by the director.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2429 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2429. Political activities prohibited

RS 2429 - Political activities prohibited  A. No person shall:  (1) Be appointed or promoted to, or demoted or dismissed from, any position in the classified service, or in any way favored or discriminated against with respect to employment in the classified service because of his political or religious opinions or affiliations. (2) Seek or attempt to use any political endorsement in connection with any appointment to a position in the classified service. (3) Use or promise to use, directly or indirectly, any official authority or influence, whether possessed or anticipated, to secure or attempt to secure for any person an appointment or advantage in appointment to a position in the classified service, or an increase in pay or other advantage in employment in any such position, for the purpose of influencing the vote or political action of any person, or for any consideration. B. No employee in the classified service, and no member of the commission shall, directly or indirectly, pay or promise to pay any assessment, subscription, or contribution for any political organization or purpose, or solicit or take any part in soliciting any such assessment, subscription, or contribution. No person shall solicit any such assessment, subscription or contribution of any employee in the classified service. C. No person elected to public office shall, during the term for which he was elected, be appointed to any position in the classified service.  D. The commission may upon its own initiative, and shall upon the filing of written charges by any appointing authority, employee in the city service, citizen, or taxpayer, investigate any charges that the provisions of this Section have been violated by any person in the city service. Within thirty days after the filing of charges, the commission shall hold a public hearing concerning the charges. If the commission determines that the charges are true or, on the basis of additional evidence which is introduced at the hearing, determines that the person under inquiry has violated any of the provisions of this Section, the commission shall direct the offending person to be dismissed from the city service. The offender shall be subject to the penalties provided in R.S. 33:2432.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2430 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2430. Other prohibited acts

RS 2430 - Other prohibited acts  No person shall:  (1) Make any false statement, certificate, mark, rating, or report with regard to any test, certification, or appointment made under any provision of this Part or commit or attempt to commit any fraud preventing the impartial execution of this Part and the rules. (2) Directly or indirectly, give, render, pay, offer, solicit, or accept any money, service, or other valuable consideration for or on account of any appointment, proposed appointment, promotion, or proposed promotion to, or any advantage in, a position in the classified service. (3) Defeat, deceive, or obstruct any person in his right to examination, eligibility, certification, or appointment under this Part, or furnish to any person any special or secret information for the purpose of affecting the rights or prospects of any person with respect to employment in the classified service.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2431 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2431. Legal services

RS 2431 - Legal services  If this Part or its enforcement by the director or the commission is called into question in any judicial proceeding, or if any person fails or refuses to comply with the lawful orders or direction of the commission, the commission or the director may call upon the city attorney or may, with the advice and consent of the governing authority through the mayor, employ independent counsel to represent it in sustaining this Part and the enforcement thereof. The independent counsel shall be paid as other employees of the department are paid.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2432 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2432. Penalties

RS 2432 - Penalties  Whoever wilfully violates any provision of this Part or of the rules shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than ten thousand dollars, or be imprisoned for not less than one month nor more than twenty-four months, or both, and shall, for a period of two years, be ineligible for appointment to or employment in a position in the city service. If he is an officer or employee of the city other than an elected official or one in the unclassified service, he shall forfeit his office or position.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2433 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2433. Federal funds and assistance

RS 2433 - Federal funds and assistance  Wherever the provisions of any law of the United States, or of any rule, order or regulation of any federal agency or authority, providing or administering federal funds for use in Louisiana, either directly or indirectly or as a grant-in-aid, or to be matched or otherwise, impose other or higher civil service merit standards or different classifications than are required by the provisions of this Part, the provisions of the laws, classification, rules or regulations of the United States or any federal agency may be adopted by the commission as rules and regulations of the commission and shall when so adopted govern the class of employment and employees affected thereby, regardless of anything in this Part to the contrary.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2434 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2434. Executive level assignment; New Orleans Police Department

RS 2434 - Executive level assignment; New Orleans Police Department A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, no additional benefits shall accrue or be earned from compensation above the normal rate of pay for a classified employee of the New Orleans Police Department who has been appointed to a temporary executive level assignment within the department and for which such employee receives special assignment pay. B. For purposes of this Section, the following phrases shall have the following meaning: (1) "Executive level" shall mean managerial or supervisory level work that is considered ineligible for overtime earnings. (2) "Normal rate of pay" shall mean the rate of pay the employee would receive if the assignment was recalled. (3) "Special assignment pay" shall mean the special rate of pay or additional earnings that is paid to an employee for performing a special assignment. Acts 2013, No. 126, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2451 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2451. Policy

RS 2451 - Policy A. All appointments and promotions in the service of the parish and of each of its departments, offices, and agencies shall be made on the basis of merit and fitness, which shall be determined, insofar as practicable, by competitive test, except that the following shall not be subject to the provisions of this Part regarding appointment, promotion, and dismissal: (1) All elected officials. (2) The parish treasurer. (3) The parish administrator. (4) Members of advisory boards and political subdivisions created by the police jury and their employees. (5) Organizations and their employees and other persons who are employed by the parish on a contractual or part-time basis. (6) The parish attorney and his legal assistants. (7) The public works director. (8) The federal programs director. (9) The sales tax director. (10) The parish secretary. (11) Parish firefighters. (12) Any other employee expressly forbidden from participation in a civil service system by the constitution or statute. B. The civil service board may provide by rule that additional positions shall not be subject to the provisions of this Part regarding appointment, promotion, and dismissal; however, the board shall not add more than one position per calendar year to the positions excepted from such provisions and any such changes shall be subject to the approval of the police jury by two thirds vote. C. The appointment and dismissal of parish employees subject to this Part shall be made by the police jury, or its designee, and shall be subject to the provisions of this Part. Acts 1993, No. 387, §1, eff. June 7, 1993; Acts 2003, No. 908, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2453 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2453. Duties of the board

RS 2453 - Duties of the board The civil service board shall review and adopt the classification plan, the pay plan, and the personnel rules developed by the civil service director. In addition thereto, the board shall: (1) Conduct investigations and take action on complaints by or against any employee in the classified service. Although it is incumbent upon the appointing authority to initiate corrective or disciplinary action, if warranted, in the absence of such action by the appointing authority, the board may order the appointing authority to act and such action shall be taken by the appointing authority. (2) Hold hearings on dismissals, demotions, and other disciplinary matters as may be provided in the rules. The right to appeal from any decision of the board or from any action taken by the board under these provisions shall lie direct to the court of original and unlimited jurisdiction in the civil suits for the parish of Rapides. (3) Exercise witness and record subpoena powers. (4) Appoint a civil service director when a vacancy occurs. (5) Make any investigations it deems desirable concerning civil service management in the parish service and report its findings to the police jury. (6) Perform such other policymaking or quasi judicial duties as may be required under the rules developed pursuant to this Section. (7) Make, alter, amend, and promulgate rules necessary to carry out effectively the classified civil service system. Acts 1993, No. 387, §1, eff. June 7, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2454 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2454. Political activities; other provisions

RS 2454 - Political activities; other provisions A.(1) No member of the civil service board or employee covered under this Part shall: (a) Participate or engage in political activity. (b) Be a candidate for nomination or election to public office, except for the position of elected employee member of the civil service board, or be a member of any national, state, or local committee of a political party or faction. (c) Make or solicit contributions for any political party, faction, or candidate. (d) Take active part in the management of the affairs of a political party, faction, candidate, or any political campaign, except to exercise his right as a citizen to express his opinion privately, to serve as a commissioner or official watcher at the polls, and to cast his vote as he desires. (2) No person shall solicit contributions for political purposes from a classified employee or use or attempt to use his position in the parish service to punish or coerce the political action of a classified employee. (3) As used in this Part, "political activity" means an effort to support or oppose the election of a candidate for political office or to support a particular political party in an election. B. Rules and regulations, classification plans, and pay plans presently in effect for the employees of Rapides Parish will remain in effect until rules and regulations under this law have been passed by the civil service board. C. Any person holding a full-time position subject to this Part on June 7, 1993, who has served as an employee of the parish for at least six months prior thereto shall continue in his position without competitive test, but shall be subject in all other respects to this Part. Acts 1993, No. 387, §1, eff. June 7, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2456 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2456. Civil service system; city of St. Martinville

RS 2456 - Civil service system; city of St. Martinville The governing authority of the city of St. Martinville, by ordinance adopted by the favorable vote of at least two-thirds of the membership thereof, may establish a civil service system based upon merit for the employees of the city, other than the employees of the police department and fire department. When so established such civil service system may be abolished or changed only by ordinance adopted by the same vote as required for establishing the system. Any ordinance establishing, changing, or abolishing such civil service system, except for the required vote, shall be subject to the same procedures for adoption as other ordinances. Acts 1997, No. 427, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2471 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2471. Applicability

RS 2471 - Applicability A. This Part applies to any municipality which operates a regularly paid fire and police department and which has a population of not less than thirteen thousand nor more than two hundred fifty thousand according to the latest regular federal decennial census for which the official figures have been made public. B. In the event that the civil service of any municipality pursuant to this Part is determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to not be subject to this Part, the civil service of the municipality shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the state civil service system. The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to any municipality with a population of not less than two hundred fifteen thousand persons and not more than three hundred thousand persons according to the latest federal decennial census. Acts 2013, No. 362, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2472 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2472. Short title

RS 2472 - Short title  This Part shall be known and may be cited as "the Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Law."