§ 33:2569 — Assistant police chief; city of Westwego

§2569. Assistant police chief; city of Westwego
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:2541 or any other law to the contrary,
the position of assistant chief of police for the city of Westwego shall be in the unclassified
service, and the right of selection, appointment, supervision, and discharge for any such
position shall be vested in the chief of police of the city.
B.(1) Any person who is appointed from a position in the classified service to serve
as assistant chief of police shall not forfeit his seniority accumulated to the date of his
appointment, and he shall continue to accumulate seniority in accordance with the provisions
of this Part during the time he holds the position of assistant chief of police.
(2) If any such person is demoted, 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 assistant chief of police. If an assistant chief of police who is
appointed from a position in the classified police service is subjected to corrective
disciplinary action, he shall have the same rights as any other employee in the municipal fire
and police civil service.

Legislative History

Acts 2004, No. 273, §1; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011; Acts 2022, No. 704, §1, eff. June 18, 2022.