§ 16:574 — Expenses; operating budget

§574. Expenses; operating budget
A. In addition to the expense allowance provided by R.S. 16:6, the
district attorney of the Twenty-Fifth Judicial District shall be entitled to an
operating budget, paid by the governing authority of the parish of Plaquemines
from the general fund, and any other funds made available for this purpose, for
the expenses of the operation of the office of the district attorney. Such
expenses shall include but shall not be limited to the following:
(1) Salaries of stenographers, clerks, administrators, secretaries, and
investigators.
(2) Salaries of assistant district attorneys, as provided by R.S. 16:573,
except that there shall be no increase in any one year exceeding the amount
budgeted by the parish governing authority for merit and cost-of-living
increases for civil service employees without approval of the governing
authority of the parish of Plaquemines.
(3) Expenses for stationery, telephones, automobiles, office equipment,
and office supplies.
(4) Funds for matching federal grants, parochial retirement coverage
for employees, as provided by law, and hospitalization insurance coverage for
employees, as provided to other employees of the parish.
(5) Travel expenses where appropriate for operation of the office or for
training seminars, and registrations for seminars, schools, and professional
societies.
(6) Any other expenses which may be incurred in the normal operation
of the office of the district attorney.
B. All such expenses shall be paid by the governing authority of the
parish of Plaquemines.
C. The operating budget shall not be reduced without the consent of the
district attorney during the year in which it is effective, nor shall the district
attorney's annual budget for any year be less than the annual budget for the
preceding year without the consent of the district attorney, except in the case
of a pro rata reduction in the operating budgets of all other departments in the
parish of Plaquemines due to reduction in revenues. This Subsection shall not
apply to the capital outlay portion of the annual budget for the office of the
district attorney provided that, for purposes of this Subsection, the capital
outlay portion of the budget shall not include office equipment, furniture,
communication equipment, expenses associated with maintaining a law library,
and computer systems.

Legislative History

Acts 1986, No. 198, §1; Acts 1986, No. 223, §1; Acts 1997, No. 782, §§1, 2; eff. Jan. 1, 1998.