§ 118-46.1. Composition.

The regional planning commission shall consist of 41 members, five each being legal residents of Jefferson Parish, City of New Orleans, Plaquemines Parish, St. Bernard Parish, St. Charles Parish, St. John the Baptist Parish, St. Tammany Parish and Tangipahoa Parish and shall also include the director of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. The membership of the Commission shall be composed of a simple majority of appointed or elected public officials holding office in the following municipalities and/or parishes, namely Jefferson Parish, Orleans Parish, Plaquemines Parish, St. Bernard Parish, St. Charles Parish, St. John the Baptist Parish, St. Tammany Parish, and Tangipahoa Parish.

(a)

The five members from the City of New Orleans shall include the following:

1.

The Mayor of the City of New Orleans;

2.

The two councilmembers elected from the city at large; and

3.

The remaining two members must not otherwise hold elective or appointive office, and shall be appointed by the mayor with approval by the city council.

(b)

The five members from the Parish of Jefferson shall include the following:

1.

The Parish President;

2.

The council chairman;

3.

A third member selected by the Parish Council and approved by the Parish President from among the mayors of the municipalities located within the Parish of Jefferson, which member shall represent the municipalities therein located; and

4.

Two members who must not otherwise hold elected or appointed office in Jefferson Parish, to be appointed by the council and approved by the Parish President.

(c)

The five members from the Parish of Plaquemines shall include the following:

1.

The Parish President of the Parish Government;

2.

The Chairman of the Plaquemines Parish Council;

3.

One member who otherwise holds elected or appointed office in the Parish of Plaquemines, provided same is not otherwise prohibited by law, to be appointed by the Parish Council; and

4.

Two members who must not otherwise hold elected or appointed office in the Parish of Plaquemines, to be appointed by the Parish Council and approved by the Parish President.

(d)

The five members from the Parish of St. Bernard shall include the following:

1.

The Parish President;

2.

Two council members in the Parish of St. Bernard, provided same is not otherwise prohibited by law, to be appointed by the Parish Council; and

3.

Two members who must not otherwise hold elected or appointed office in the Parish of St. Bernard to be appointed by the Parish Council.

(e)

The five members from the Parish of St. Charles shall include the following:

1.

The Parish President;

2.

The council chairman;

3.

A third member selected by the Parish Council, and approved by the Parish President, from among the mayors of the municipalities located within the Parish, which members shall represent the municipalities therein located; and

4.

Two members who must not otherwise hold elected or appointed office in the Parish of St. Charles to be appointed by the Parish Council and approved by the Parish President.

(f)

The five members from the Parish of St. John the Baptist shall include the following:

1.

The Parish President;

2.

Two council members in the Parish of St. John the Baptist, provided same is not otherwise prohibited by law, to be appointed by the Parish Council; and

3.

Two members who must not otherwise hold elected or appointed office in the Parish of St. John the Baptist to be appointed by the Parish Council and approved by the Parish President.

(g)

The five members from the Parish of St. Tammany shall include the following:

1.

The Parish President;

2.

Two members who must otherwise hold elected or appointive office in the Parish of St. Tammany, provided same is not otherwise prohibited by law, to be appointed by the Parish Council; and

3.

Two members who must not otherwise hold elected or appointed office in the Parish of St. Tammany, provided same is not otherwise prohibited by law, to be appointed by the Parish Council and approved by the Parish President.

(h)

The five members from the Parish of Tangipahoa shall include the following:

1.

The Parish President;

2.

The Chairman of the Tangipahoa Parish Council;

3.

The Mayors of the Cities of Hammond and Ponchatoula shall serve on an annual rotating basis; and

4.

Two members who must not otherwise hold elected or appointed office in the Parish of Tangipahoa, provided same is not otherwise prohibited by law, to be appointed annually by the Parish President.

(i)

The Secretary of Louisiana Department of Transportation and development shall serve as a member of the regional planning commission.

(j)

Members shall serve without compensation. However, members, when duly authorized by the Commission, may attend planning conferences or meetings or planning institutes or hearings upon pending planning legislation, and the commission may, by resolution, pay the reasonable traveling expenses incident to such attendance. When so directed and authorized by the regional planning commission, members thereof who hold no elected or other appointed office may be paid a per diem of $50.00 each for attendance at regular or specially called meetings of the full commission or the executive committee thereof in no event to exceed two such meetings per month, i.e. in no event is payment of a total per diem per such member to exceed $100.00 per month, payable out of the funds of the regional planning commission.

(M.C.S., Ord. No. 25366, § 1, 6-20-13; M.C.S., Ord. No. 27292, § 1, 2-9-17)