Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2499 – Lay-offs
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2499
- Appointing authority: means any official, officer, board, commission, council, or person having the power to make appointments to positions in the municipal fire and police services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2473
- Board: means the municipal fire and police civil service board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2473
- class of position: means a definitely recognized kind of employment in the classified service, designated to embrace positions that are so nearly alike in the essential character of their duties, responsibilities, and consequent qualification requirements, that they can fairly and equitably be treated alike under like conditions for all personnel purposes. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2473
- Classification plan: means all the classes of positions established for the classified service. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2473
- Classified service: means every appointive office and position of trust or employment in the municipal government which has as its primary duty one of the functions specifically set forth to be included in the classified service by the provisions of this Part; and excludes all elective and appointive offices and positions of trust or employment which have a primary duty specifically set forth to be included in the unclassified service by the provisions of this Part. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2473
- Departmental service: means employment in the public services offered and performed separately by the fire and by the police departments of the municipality. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2473
- list: means a reinstatement employment list, a promotional employment list, a competitive employment list, and a reemployment list. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2473
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
If, for any reason, the lowest class in the classified service, or the lowest class in a respective group of classes, as grouped by the classification plan, should become overburdened with the number of persons holding positions therein, and a reduction of personnel becomes necessary, the reduction shall be made only by laying off persons without pay. The order of removal shall begin with the person youngest in point of his accumulated total service in the departmental service and shall continue upward until all persons to be removed have been laid off. Lay-offs shall be made from positions only within the classes above set forth. The names of persons laid off, the date, the class of position held, and the order in which each person was laid off shall be reported to the board by the appointing authority. The board shall, thereupon, enter such information upon the reemployment list applicable for the class from which each person was removed.
Amended by Acts 1950, No. 316, §7.