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Jefferson Parish commission approves inspector general's appointment terms and $182,000 annual salary
Summary
After executive session the commission adopted Resolution No. 66, approving Kim Raines Chatelaine's appointment as inspector general (term begins 03/18/2026) and set an initial salary of $182,000 with car and cellphone allowances and retirement benefits; the resolution passed unanimously.
The Jefferson Parish Ethics and Compliance Commission on Nov. 1 approved a resolution confirming the inspector general's appointment terms and compensation.
The resolution (identified in the meeting as Resolution No. 66, dated 07/30/2025) sets the inspector general's term to begin March 18, 2026 and run through March 17, 2030. The commission set an initial annual salary of $182,000 effective March 18, 2026, with the salary fixed through March 17, 2027 and subject to annual review thereafter.
The resolution also authorizes a car allowance reimbursed at the parish-applied IRS standard mileage rate not to exceed 500 miles per month and a cell-phone allowance not to exceed $85 per month. It specifies that the inspector general position is unclassified and entitled to participate in retirement benefits and that the parish will reimburse costs of professional memberships and certifications consistent with IG office policies. Any substantive changes affecting reimbursable costs were recorded as needing commission approval.
A motion to approve the resolution was offered, seconded and passed by voice vote with no opposition recorded. The commission clerk reminded members that required financial-disclosure filings and annual training on the code of government ethics must be completed each year as required by state law.
