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Louisiana Attorney General Reports

Decided June 30, 2011Published

1Opinion of the Court

Dear Mayor Watkins:

You advise this office that the City of Covington operates under the provisions of a home rule charter adopted pursuant to Article VI, Section 5(E) of the Louisiana Constitution. Article IV of the Charter provides that all five chartered department heads serve at the pleasure of the Mayor.1 The police department is a chartered department, and the chief of police is appointed by the Mayor.

Citing the language of Article IV of the Charter, the Mayor-Elect of the City of Covington has informed the City's appointed chief of police that he will be terminated on July 4, 2011, the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
Moore v. WareSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
Coursey v. Board Fire & Police Com'rs of SkokieAppellate Court of Illinois · 1967
Bell v. Dept. of Health and Human ResourcesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
Martin v. City of St. MartinvilleLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976

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