§ 3.03. Powers and Duties.

(A)

The Parish President shall be the chief administrative officer of the parish and, as such, responsible to the Parish Council for carrying out policies adopted by the Council and for the administration and supervision of all parish departments, offices, agencies, and special districts. The Parish President shall not be responsible for, nor have authority to administer or supervise, the offices of Sheriff, Clerk of the District Court, Tax Assessor, or Coroner, except insofar as Section 4.02 and Section 4.03 of this Charter may be applied validly to those offices.

(B)

The Parish President shall have the power to appoint and remove, subject to the provisions of this Charter, all administrative officers and employees of the parish responsible to him; or may, at his discretion, authorize the head of a department or office responsible to him to appoint and remove subordinates in such department or office subject to the provisions of this Charter.

(C)

Except for the purpose of inquiry, the Council and its members shall deal with administrative officers and employees solely through the Parish President.

(Ord. No. 19100, 6-8-94)

Annotation— Parish had no liability for damages arising from alleged assault of homeowners and illegal search of other premises by deputy sheriff occurring when he and parish dogcatcher attempted to locate and seize homeowner's dog. The sheriff's office exists and functions independently of the governing body of the parish. Brister v. Parish of Jefferson, 393 So. 2d 883 (La. app. 4th Cir. 1981).