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Council rejects exception; discussion centers on police seat, appointments and legal fees for civil-service board
Summary
The council debated civil-service representation and appointed two members to the Fire & Police Civil Service Board while voting down a proposed exception that would have limited uniformed representation. The council also introduced an ordinance to fund independent legal counsel for the civil-service board.
The New Iberia City Council considered several civil-service items: appointments to the municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board, whether to take an exception under Louisiana law that would reduce uniformed representation, and an ordinance to budget legal fees for the board.
Resolutions to appoint Wyatt Collins and Doug Luvier to the Fire & Police Civil Service Board were presented; administration explained that Collins must resign a seat on the Board of Adjustments because municipal code prevents…
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