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St. Martinville council approves CFO promotion, hires accounting specialist and demotes police sergeant
Summary
Following an executive session, the council promoted Kathryn Bujard to CFO effective Nov. 27, 2024, approved hiring Carolyn Comeaux as Accounting Specialist with a step increase after probation, demoted Cavan Zacharie from sergeant to officer effective Nov. 18, 2024, and accepted documentation clarifying a K9 swap.
The St. Martinville City Council approved several personnel actions during its Nov. 18 meeting, including a promotion in the finance office and a disciplinary change in the police department.
After an executive session, the council unanimously promoted Kathryn Bujard to chief financial officer with a pay grade listed as 119+1% exempt and a salary of $65,000, effective Nov. 27, 2024. The council also unanimously approved hiring Carolyn Comeaux as an Accounting Specialist at pay grade 109 + 8% ($16.00 per hour), with an increase to pay grade 110 + 1% ($17.00 per hour) upon successful completion of a six-month probationary period. The actions were moved and seconded as recorded in the minutes.
On the recommendation of Chief Ricky Martin, the council unanimously approved the demotion of Cavan Zacharie from Sergeant (previously $20.79 per hour) to Police Officer First Class ($18.90 per hour), effective Nov. 18, 2024. In a related personnel matter, the council accepted documentation from LA-K9 clarifying that the department’s K9 Ranger was swapped for K9 Loki; earlier paperwork had indicated a swap for K9 Mason but LA-K9’s documentation resolved that inconsistency in the minutes.
The minutes record that the personnel items were considered in executive session and that formal motions to promote and hire were offered, seconded, and carried. The minutes do not include detailed disciplinary findings or the text of any personnel reports; they record only the council’s actions, pay grades, effective dates, and the acceptance of K9 documentation.
