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Louisiana Attorney General Reports

Decided October 22, 2001Published

1Opinion of the Court

Dear Senator Jones:

In Attorney General Opinion 93-616, this office determined that an increase in compensation for public officials may be legally accomplished through an ordinance which adopts a budget reflecting the increase.

This conclusion was based upon R.S. 33:404.1 providing:

§ 404.1 Compensation of municipal officers

The board of alderman shall by ordinance fix the compensation of the mayor, aldermen, clerk, chief of police, and all other municipal officers. The board of aldermen may by ordinance increase or decrease their compensation and the compensation of any non-elected municipal…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Henry v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  2. Smith v. Town of Cotton ValleyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
  3. State Ex Rel. Bass v. Mayor of OakdaleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
  4. Melancon v. Police Jury of LafayetteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
  5. Capdevielle v. New Orleans & S. F. R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1903

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