§3887. Supervising board

A. In the ordinance or resolution creating the district, the police jury shall appoint at least three but no more than five property taxpayers residing within the district as the board of supervisors thereof. If a petition of twenty-five percent or more of the residents of the district is presented to the police jury requesting the appointment of supervisors, the police jury shall appoint the persons so named. If more than one petition is presented, then the police jury shall appoint the members receiving the majority in number and assessment according to the certificate of the parish assessor. The supervisors shall elect a chairman and a vice chairman from their own members, and shall appoint a secretary-treasurer, who may be either a part-time or full-time employee and shall fix the salary for such position. The supervisors shall meet each week during the construction of the sewerage facilities and monthly thereafter. The board of supervisors shall by resolution designate a regular meeting place for the holding of their meetings, which shall be held at some place located within the sewerage district or at the parish seat of the parish in which the district is located. The parish governing authority of the parish in which the district is located may pay a per diem to each member of the board of supervisors in an amount not to exceed sixty dollars for each day of his attendance at meetings of the board up to and including twenty-four days in each year. Such governing authority may also pay each member per diem for attendance of up to and including twelve emergency meetings of the board of supervisors of such district called in any one calendar year. Per diem provided by this Section shall be paid out of the district funds in the hands of the treasurer.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, the governing authority of the parish of Caldwell may authorize the treasurer of the Columbia Heights Sewerage District No. 1 to pay the members of the board of supervisors of the district a per diem of up to one hundred dollars for attendance at meetings.

C. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, the board of supervisors of the Livingston Parish Sewer District shall consist of seven members, subject to all other requirements of qualifications for office provided in Subsection A of this Section.

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 495, §3; Acts 1954, No. 329, §1; Acts 1962, No. 280, §1; Acts 1974, No. 10, §1; Acts 1975, No. 633, §1; Acts 1976, No. 168, §1; Acts 1981, No. 552, §1; Acts 1982, No. 614, §1; Acts 2009, No. 113, §1; Acts 2017, No. 167, §1, eff. June 12, 2017.