Assumption Parish Police Jury updates job-title schedule and approves maintenance hire

The Assumption Parish Police Jury voted to update its job-title and pay-grade schedule and approved hiring a part-time maintenance worker during a special meeting.

Staff presented a revised list to bring the personnel manual up to date, including changes to maintenance-worker classifications and removal of a former section 8 administrator. A staff member told the jury an animal-control job description had been received too late to include and will be added at the next meeting. Chair put the motion to accept the modifications on the floor; the motion, made by Mr. Diaz and seconded by Mr. Naka, passed with the Chair announcing, “Motion carried.”

The jury approved hiring a general-fund maintenance worker at grade 4, step 13, at $15 per hour. The Chair said he had interviewed the candidate but had not made a formal offer. Members clarified expected weekly hours for the part-time position, with discussion of 20, 24 and 25-hour options; the group settled on 24 hours (three 8‑hour days) as the working expectation.

Why it matters: Updating the job-title/pay-grade schedule aligns formal documentation with current positions and pay practices, while the maintenance hire fills an immediate operational need for parish facilities.

What’s next: The personnel manual will be updated to reflect the approved changes and outstanding items (such as the animal-control job description) will be brought back to the jury for approval at a future meeting.