§2541.1. Deputy chief of police; competitive appointment
A.Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing
authority may create, by ordinance, the position of deputy chief of police in accordance with
the provisions of this Section. The position shall be filled on a competitive basis from a list
of eligibles as provided for in R.S. 33:2551(4), and the right of selection, appointment,
supervision, and discharge for such position shall be vested in the chief of police, subject to
approval of the appointing authority. In addition, the governing authority shall establish the
duties and responsibilities of the deputy chief of police in the ordinance creating the position.
Such duties and responsibilities may include direct supervision over all positions in the
classi
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§2541.1. Deputy chief of police; competitive appointment
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing
authority may create, by ordinance, the position of deputy chief of police in accordance with
the provisions of this Section. The position shall be filled on a competitive basis from a list
of eligibles as provided for in R.S. 33:2551(4), and the right of selection, appointment,
supervision, and discharge for such position shall be vested in the chief of police, subject to
approval of the appointing authority. In addition, the governing authority shall establish the
duties and responsibilities of the deputy chief of police in the ordinance creating the position.
Such duties and responsibilities may include direct supervision over all positions in the
classified service below the rank of chief of police. The position of deputy chief of police
is not the same as the position of assistant chief of police which is in the classified police
service pursuant to this Part.
B.(1)(a) The deputy chief of police shall have not less than eight years of full-time
law enforcement experience and shall at least hold the rank of sergeant in the classified
police service at the time of his appointment.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, in the city
of Jennings, the qualifications for the position of deputy chief of police shall be not less than
five years of full-time law enforcement experience.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, in the city
of St. Martinville, the qualifications for the position of deputy chief of police shall be not less
than five years of full-time law enforcement experience.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, in the city
of Oakdale, the deputy chief of police shall have not less than three years of full-time law
enforcement experience and shall have successfully completed a certified training program
approved by the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
(2) Any person who holds the position of deputy chief of police may, while holding
such position, apply for admission to the promotional examination for the class next higher
than that from which he was appointed as deputy chief of police. However, the name and
score of any deputy chief of police shall not be certified to the appointing authority by the
civil service board as eligible for appointment to a position of the promotional class, and his
name and score shall be eligible for certification, in accordance with the maximum period
for which a name may remain on the eligibility list in accordance with the provisions of this
Part, only upon demotion to a position of the class from which he was appointed as deputy
chief of police.
(3) Eligibility for admission to the competitive test for deputy chief of police shall
be limited to members of the same department as the chief of police at the time of
appointment.
C.(1)(a) Any person who is appointed from a position in the classified police service
to serve as deputy chief of police shall not forfeit his departmental or promotional seniority
accumulated to the date of his appointment, and he shall continue to accumulate
departmental or promotional seniority in accordance with the provisions of this Part during
the time he holds the position of deputy chief of police.
(b)(i) The deputy chief of police shall serve indefinitely in the classified competitive
position and shall be evaluated three years from the date of his initial appointment by the
chief of police. Thereafter, the deputy chief of police shall be evaluated every year by the
chief of police. After each and every evaluation by the chief of police, the chief may
reconfirm the deputy chief for another one-year period or may, at his discretion, demote the
deputy chief to his former class of position. The demotion described in this Item shall not
constitute corrective or disciplinary action, and the classified employee shall not have appeal
rights in regards to such action.
(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of Item (i) of this Subparagraph, in the city of
Oakdale, the deputy chief of police shall serve indefinitely in the classified competitive
position and shall be evaluated every year by the chief of police. After each evaluation by
the chief of police, the chief may reconfirm the deputy chief for another one-year period, or
may, at his discretion, demote the deputy chief to his former class of positions.
(2) If any such person is demoted as the result of such evaluation, or otherwise
vacates the position on the approval of the chief of police, he shall be demoted to a position
in the class he held immediately preceding his appointment as deputy chief of police. If a
deputy chief of police is subjected to corrective or disciplinary action, he shall have the same
rights as any other employee in the municipal fire and police civil service.
NOTE: See Acts 2010, No. 748, §§2 and 3, regarding effect and applicability
of this Section.