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Dear Ms. Livingston:

You have requested our advice relative to your office's interpretation of statutes pertaining to municipal fire and police civil service law. We respond to your questions in the chronological order presented.

1. It is your interpretation of R.S. 33:2476 (B)(2)(a) and 33:2536 (B)(2)(a) as amended by Act 454 of the 1999 Regular Legislative Session that the employee-elected member of the civil service board from the police service may be appointed to the board only if that employee holds a position in the classified service lower than that of Police Major.

The cited statutes…