INTRODUCED BY:
ORDINANCE NO.
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An ordinance to adjust the compensation of the Constables and Justices of the Peace.
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WHEREAS, the current Parish compensation for each Constable and Justice of the Peace is set at $4,379.70 per year; and,
WHEREAS, the current State compensation for each Constable and Justice of the Peace is set at $900.00 per year; and,
WHEREAS, their Parish compensation has not been adjusted since January 1991; and,
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Parish Council to increase their Parish compensation to $6,000.00 per year; and,
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the annual compensation of each Constable and Justice of the Peace is hereby set at $6,000.00 per year effective July 1, 1999.
SECTION II. That the annual compensation of each Constable and Justice of the Peace, as established herein, may be adjusted by the same percentage rate as the Cost of Living Adjustment as approved for Civil Service Employees in 2000, and each succeeding year thereafter, provided funding is approved in the annual Parish Consolidated Operating Budget.
Vote
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the ordinance was declared adopted this day of , 1999, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.
(Constable and JP salary)
CHAIRMAN:
SECRETARY:
DLVD/PARISH PRESIDENT:
APPROVED: DISAPPROVED :
PARISH PRESIDENT:
RETD/SECRETARY:
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