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Dear Mayor Mosca:

You advise that you have recently been elected to the position of Mayor of the City of Harahan and took office on January 1, 2011. You also advise that in your first week of office you eliminated the full-time position of regulatory director, terminated the person that held the position and in his place hired a part-time third party provider to perform the services previously provided by the regulatory director. You have asked this office to render an opinion as to whether city council approval was needed prior to your taking these actions. You also ask whether city council…