City of Lafayette v. Comp Time for Certain Firemen

KNOLL, Judge.

Plaintiff, the City of Lafayette, brought this action to have a decision by the Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board of the City of Lafayette (Board) concerning compensation time for certain firemen declared null on the grounds that the Board overstepped its jurisdictional limits. The trial court held that under LSA-R.S. 33:2477, the Board had jurisdiction to act and found the Board’s decision was not arbitrary. We reverse.

FACTS

The facts of this case are not in dispute. There was a 40 hour fire training session conducted on the campus of L.S.U. at Baton Rouge. Since this…