§ 2-87. Chief operating officer, deputy chief operating officer, assistant, staff members.

(a)

Offices created. The following principal offices are hereby created:

(1)

Chief operating officer to the parish president; and,

(2)

Deputy chief operating officer to the parish president; and

(3)

Up to seven (7) staff members to be designated as chief administrative assistants or executive assistants to the parish president.

(b)

Appointment; term; duties. The chief operating officer, deputy chief operating officer, and up to seven (7) staff members to the parish president shall be appointed by the parish president and shall assist the parish president in the supervision and coordination of the duties and obligations imposed upon the parish president by the Charter. Such assistance as provided by a staff member may include, but not be limited to, assuming the duties and responsibilities of an appointing authority for a department within parish government operations.

(c)

Salary of chief operating officer . The salary of the chief operating officer to the parish president shall be established by the parish president within the pay grade for the position as defined in the executive pay plan.

(d)

Salary of the deputy chief operating officer . The salary of the deputy chief operating officer to the parish president shall be established by the parish president within the pay grade for the position as defined in the executive pay plan.

(e)

Salary of the staff members. The salaries of the staff members to the parish president who function as executive assistants shall be established by the parish president within the pay grade for the position as defined in the executive pay plan. The salaries of the staff members to the parish president who function as chief administrative assistants shall be established by the parish president within the pay grade for the position as defined in the executive pay plan.

(Code 1961, § 2-11.1; Ord. No. 17115, 12-17-86; Ord. No. 17402, § 1, 12-2-87; Ord. No. 17434, § 1, 2-10-88; Ord. No. 18483, § 1, 3-18-92; Ord. No. 18710, §§ 1—3, 3-10-93; Ord. No. 19608, § 1, 2-7-96; Ord. No. 21294, § 1, 6-6-01; Ord. No. 23183, § 4, 11-14-07; Ord. No. 23754, § 1, 2-10-10; Ord. No. 23787, § 4, 3-24-10; Ord. No. 25072 , § 1, 1-27-16; Ord. No. 25736 , § 1, 2-6-19)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 25736 , § 1, adopted Feb. 6, 2019, amended § 2-87 and in so doing changed the title from "Chief administrative officer, deputy chief administrative officer, assistant, staff members" to "Chief operating officer, deputy chief operating officer, assistant, staff members," as set out herein.