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St. Martinville council approves multiple police promotions, changes to canine agreement and other personnel actions
Summary
Council approved promotions in the police department (Andrew Broussard to deputy chief; Ursula Lewis to lieutenant; Odis Ledet to K9/CID), authorized a new canine handler agreement with Ledet, hired a concrete finisher, and approved termination of Richard Simon.
The City Council approved several personnel actions at the Jan. 6 meeting affecting public safety and other city operations.
Chief Ricky Martin recommended promotion of Andrew Broussard from lieutenant to deputy chief at an increased hourly rate; the council approved the promotion effective Jan. 6, 2025. The council also approved promoting Ursula Lewis from part-time officer to lieutenant (with a pay rate noted in the minutes) and promoting Odis Ledet from patrol officer to K9/CID. The council authorized termination of the city’s existing canine handler agreement with L. Johnson and allowed the mayor to sign a new canine handler agreement with Odis Ledet.
The council approved hiring Dennis Menard as a concrete finisher at pay grade 107 ($14.00/hr). Separately, the council—based on Mayor Willis’s testimony and in the absence of Richard Simon—moved to terminate Richard Simon for continued failure to follow directions. The minutes record these personnel actions as carried by motion; the minutes do not provide appeal information or details of personnel procedures beyond the motions recorded.
The minutes include stated hourly rates for promoted positions and note that Ms. Lewis must successfully pass the lieutenant exam within one year to retain the promotion, per the minutes.
