Louisiana § 33:386 Appointment of municipal officials; bond required

Louisiana Statutes

§ 33:386 — Appointment of municipal officials; bond required

Louisiana § 33:386

Title 33Municipalities and Parishes

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La. Stat. Ann. § 33:386 (2026).

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§386. Appointment of municipal officials; bond required

A.At the first regular meeting of the board of aldermen elected at a regular municipal election, the mayor, subject to confirmation by the board of aldermen, shall appoint a clerk, tax collector, except as provided for in R.S. 33:381(D), and all other necessary officers whose election is not provided for in R.S. 33:381. In the event of a vacancy, the mayor, subject to confirmation by the board of aldermen, shall appoint a successor to any such office. In making or approving such appointments and in filling vacancies, the mayor and board of aldermen shall give preference to residents of the municipality if all other considerations are equal.

B.The clerk and the tax collector shall execute bonds to the municipality in such amounts and

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§386. Appointment of municipal officials; bond required
A. At the first regular meeting of the board of aldermen elected at a regular municipal
election, the mayor, subject to confirmation by the board of aldermen, shall appoint a clerk, tax
collector, except as provided for in R.S. 33:381(D), and all other necessary officers whose election
is not provided for in R.S. 33:381. In the event of a vacancy, the mayor, subject to confirmation
by the board of aldermen, shall appoint a successor to any such office. In making or approving
such appointments and in filling vacancies, the mayor and board of aldermen shall give preference
to residents of the municipality if all other considerations are equal.
B. The clerk and the tax collector shall execute bonds to the municipality in such amounts
and with such surety and conditions as may be prescribed by ordinance and shall hold their offices
until their successors are appointed and qualified.
C. The mayor, subject to confirmation by the board of aldermen, may appoint and fix
compensation for an attorney at law for the municipality, whose duties in such capacity may include
representation of all municipal officers as defined by R.S. 33:381(A) in actions against them in
connection with and arising out of their functions as such officers, and other duties as prescribed
by the mayor. The municipality may also employ counsel to represent its interest should the
occasion require.
D. The term of the clerk, tax collector, nonelected chief of police, street commissioner,
municipal attorney, and court magistrate shall end at the time of the first regular meeting of the
board of aldermen elected at a regular municipal election.

Legislative History

Amended by Acts 1970, No. 165, §1; Acts 1970, No. 594, §1; Acts 1977, No. 123, §1; Acts 1978, No. 214, §1; Acts 1980, No. 576, §1; Acts 1986, No. 1076, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987; Acts 1997, No. 836, §1, eff. July 10, 1997; Acts 1997, No. 1044, §2; Acts 2015, No. 78, §1.