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Docket No. 24-806
 
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RE:
Advisory opinion request from the Bridge City Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 as to whether the Board of Directors can change an employee's job title.
Facts:
Background Information

The Bridge City Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1 ("Fire Company") is a nonprofit organization that was incorporated under the laws of the State of Louisiana on March 15, 1949, to provide fire protection and related services in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana in an area comprising part of Jefferson Parish Fire Protection District No. 7 (a separate entity). The Fire Company has one fire station located in Bridge City, Louisiana, and has approximately 12 full-time paid employees and 15 volunteers. The Fire Company's primary source of revenue is a fire protection contract with Jefferson Parish, which expires December 1, 2027.

Facts Provided

The Fire Company employs a full-time paid administrator who also serves as the volunteer fire chief. The Board of Directors would like to change the job title of the administrator position from "Administrator" to "Fire Chief" without changing the position's job duties or the person currently employed in that position. Mr. Girard asks if the Fire Company's Board of Directors can do this without violating the Ethics Code.

Law:
N/A
Recommendations:
Adopt the proposed Advisory Opinion.
Assigned Attorney: Jessica Meiners
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
Description:
2024-806 - AO
2024-806- Advisory Opinion Draft - Girard