St. Charles Parish - File #: 2021-0234

• File #: 2021-0234
• Version: 1
• Name: Support SCP Public Defenders Office in executing agreement w/Board of Trustees/Parochial Employers’ Retirement System to secure coverage for eligible officers and employees of the SCP Public Defenders Office
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Approved
• File created: 8/23/2021
• In control: Parish Council
• On agenda: 8/23/2021
• Final action: 8/23/2021
• Enactment #: 6580
• Title: A resolution supporting the St. Charles Parish Public Defenders Office in executing an agreement with the Board of Trustees of the Parochial Employers' Retirement System to secure coverage for eligible officers and employees of the St. Charles Parish Public Defenders Office.
• Sponsors: Matthew Jewell, Department of Legal Services
• Indexes: Budget, Legal Services (Dept. of), Retirement

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/24/2021	1	Parish President	Approved by the Par. Pres.
8/23/2021	1	Parish Council	to deviate from the regular order of the agenda	Pass
8/23/2021	1	Parish Council	Deviated
8/23/2021	1	Parish Council	Approved	Pass
8/23/2021	1	Parish Council	to return to the regular order of the agenda	Pass
8/23/2021	1	Parish Council	Returned
8/23/2021	1	Parish President	Introduced

2021-0234
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL SERVICES)
RESOLUTION NO. __________
Title
A resolution supporting the St. Charles Parish Public Defenders Office in executing an agreement with the Board of Trustees of the Parochial Employers' Retirement System to secure coverage for eligible officers and employees of the St. Charles Parish Public Defenders Office.
Body
WHEREAS, Fenwick Swann, District Public Defender for the St. Charles Parish Public Defenders Office has advised the Parish Administration that according to Chapter 5 of Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, retirement benefits are eligible to officers and employees of the St. Charles Parish Public Defenders Office; and,
WHEREAS, a Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1903(2) provides that an "Indigent Defender" or "District Public Defender" Program, for purposes of the Parochial Employees' Retirement System (PERS), is specifically named as an "Employer"; and 11:1902 (12 (c)), specifically states in pertinent part that an officer and employees, who work at least 28 hours per week are considered "Employees", and that the District Public Defender Program is defined as "Employer", for purposes of the Parochial Employees' Retirement System (PERS); and,
WHEREAS, the Administration has been advised by Fenwick Swann, District Public Defender for the St. Charles Parish Public Defenders Office, that all costs, expenses and funding of the retirement benefits of the eligible officers and employees shall be the sole obligation of the St. Charles Parish Public Defenders Office and that there are no current or future financial obligations or responsibilities for St. Charles Parish or the St. Charles Parish Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL, do hereby:
1) Extend the provisions of Chapter 5 of Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 for the purpose of allowing the St. Charles Parish Public Defenders ...