Joe Stagni of Kenner, Mary DuBuisson of Slidell and Barbara Freiberg of Baton Rouge joining Democrats in killing the proposal. The bill was involuntarily deferred Thursday in the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs on an 8-6 vote, with Republican Reps. While the opinion is non-binding, it was used to justify the dismissal of a member of the Livingston Parish Library Board of Control in March. Raymond Garofalo, R-Chalmette, who is a co-author on Hollis’ bill. Parish library boards are composed of five to seven members, who are volunteers appointed to serve five-year terms that are typically staggered. Paul Hollis, R-Covington, sought to codify an opinion Attorney General Jeff Landry issued that posited members of parish library boards could be fired at the will of the governing authority that appointed them before their terms are up. This story was first reported by Louisiana Illuminator and republished with permission.Ī Louisiana legislative committee killed a controversial bill that would have allowed parish library board members to be dismissed without cause.
0 kommentar(er)
