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Harahan council rejects resolution urging hiring, salary freeze for non–civil-service employees
Summary
A resolution asking the city to express a hiring and salary freeze for non–civil-service employees through Dec. 31, 2025 failed after council members raised concerns about tying the mayor’s hands and maintenance staffing shortages.
Councilman Asville introduced a resolution July 17 asking the Harahan City Council to express a hiring and salary freeze for all non–civil-service employees through Dec. 31, 2025. The measure, introduced from the floor, was intended to signal the council’s preference while recognizing it does not bind the mayor.
The resolution’s sponsor, Councilman Asville, said the text was meant as a “signal to the public” while acknowledging it “doesn’t hold the force of law against the mayor. If he goes out tomorrow and hires 10 people, he does that.” He said the goal was to pause new hiring until the council had…
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