§ 33:4076 — Employees of board; civil service

§4076. Employees of board; civil service
The board may employ all necessary clerks, engineers, firemen, and other
skilled and unskilled employees necessary and proper to the efficient administration,
operation, and control of the public sewerage, water, and drainage systems. All of
the employees, except unskilled laborers, shall be appointed only after they have
passed the civil service examination administered by the civil service commissioners
of the city of New Orleans. Other than executive management positions, if an
employment position cannot be filled with a New Orleans resident within ninety days
after the position has been advertised, the board may employ a person who is not a
New Orleans resident and who shall remain exempt from the city's residency
requirement for the duration of his employment. They shall hold their positions
during good behavior and shall be removed only for cause. Nothing in this Section
shall be construed as preventing the board from dispensing with the services of
unnecessary employees. Civil service rules shall not apply to the executive director,
the general superintendent, or the Board of Advisory Engineers.

Legislative History

Amended by Acts 1956, No. 551, §1; Acts 1960, No. 551, §1; Acts 1968, No. 413, §1; Acts 1973, No. 62, §1; Acts 1980, No. 627, §1, eff. July 24, 1980; Acts 2024, No. 384, §1.