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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
A. Any rule, regulation, or order shall be adopted as an ordinance of the board and shall require the vote stipulated in R.S. 33:9204(B). Any such ordinance shall be introduced in writing and read by title at a meeting of the board at least twenty-eight days prior to consideration for adoption. A public hearing on the ordinance shall also be set by the board upon such introduction. Notice of this public hearing, including the time, place, and date, and the entirety or title of the ordinance shall be published in the official journal of Lafayette Parish, and a copy thereof shall be hand delivered or sent by certified mail to the governing authority of Lafayette Parish and to the governing authority of the city of Lafayette within five days of introduction. At least seven days shall elapse from the date of publication of the notice in the official journal and the adoption of the ordinance by the board; however, in no event shall the board consider an ordinance for adoption prior to the public hearing.
B. No rule, regulation, or order shall be adopted by the board which is inconsistent with or contrary to any law, ordinance, or regulation now in force or hereinafter enacted by the United States of America, the state of Louisiana, Lafayette Parish, or the city of Lafayette, and any such rule, regulation, or order shall be null and void.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 33, § 9207. Procedure for adoption of rules, regulations, or orders by the board - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-33-sect-9207/
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