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Jurors accept justice‑of‑the‑peace resignation and approve FLSA‑driven payroll changes
Summary
The Police Jury accepted the resignation of Bridget Landry (third justice of the peace) effective Jan. 1, 2025, and approved converting four employees from salaried to hourly status to comply with a higher federal/state salary threshold effective Jan. 1, 2025.
At its Dec. 18, 2024 meeting, the Assumption Parish Police Jury’s personnel committee reported acceptance of a resignation and approved personnel actions tied to new wage‑classification thresholds.
The jury accepted the resignation of Bridget Landry, third justice of the peace, effective Jan. 1, 2025; the committee discussed the need for a notarized resignation letter to be filed with the Secretary of State and the 20‑day window to appoint a temporary replacement. Committee members noted an appointee may serve up to six months before an election is required.
Separately, staff briefed jurors on a change in the salary threshold used to determine exempt (salaried) versus non‑exempt (hourly) classification, citing a Labor Department standard that raised the minimum from $21.10 to $28.20 per hour. Speaker 8 said four current employees fall below the new threshold and would be converted to hourly status, exposing them to overtime after 40 hours; the jury moved and passed a motion to authorize those conversions effective Jan. 1, 2025.
Next steps: staff will follow Secretary of State filing rules for the resignation and return with appointment documents and ensure payroll systems capture the reclassification effective Jan. 1.
