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hello Livingston Parish I'm Brandon
Browning the communications director for

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the parish president's office today I
want to take a moment to clarify some

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important details about the roles and
responsibilities within our Parish

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government specifically the relationship
between the parish president and the par

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Council this understanding is critical
for ensuring that we all work together

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effectively for the benefit of our
community and to set this up think about

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the relationship between the parish
president and the parish council to be

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similar to that of the governor of
Louisiana and the state legislature the

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governor like the parish president falls
under the executive branch of government

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and is responsible for executing the
day-to-day operations ensuring that

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government runs smoothly the state
legislature falls under the legislative

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branch as does the Paris Council and is
responsible for creating laws approving

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the budget uh adopting resolutions now
some have the assumption that the

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legislature has some sort of day-to-day
Authority or supervisor type role over

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the governor and also some have the
assumption that the council has some

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sort of Authority or supervisor type
role over the parish president it's

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essential to understand why they do work
together to govern the parish the

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governor does not answer to the
legislature nor are they his bosss and

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the Paris president does not answer to
the council nor are they his bosss they

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are equal Partners in governments each
playing a distinct and important role in

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serving this community now to get more
specific as the Chief Executive Officer

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of Parish government the parish
president is entrusted with specific

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powers and duties that are distinct from
those of the parish council so let's

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walk through and see what these these
roles entail and how they also interact

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the parish President is responsible for
executing all laws and provisions of the

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charter and acts of the council this
includes appointing and managing Parish

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employees overseeing the administrative
Department

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and signing contracts for projects
within the approved budgets while the

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council plays a crucial role in adopting
resolutions and passing ordinances it's

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the president who ensures that these
decisions are carried out effectively

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now let's talk about the role of the
Paris Council the council has some

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important Powers particularly those in
the area of budget ratification

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ordinance passage and oversight for
instance the parish President is

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responsible for drafting annual
operating budgets uh the 5year capital

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Improvement budget but these budgets
require the council's review and

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ratification before they can be enacted
Additionally the council has the

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authority to pass ordinances that guide
the policies and regulations of our

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Parish the parish president in turn is
responsible for enforcing these

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ordinances though the council does not
control how the parish president carries

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out these duties beyond what is
explicitly stated in the law for certain

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contracts particularly those not
included in the approved budgets the

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parish president must seek the council's
approval this ensures that the council

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maintains oversight and that all
financial decisions align within the

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budgetary guidelines that they've set in
summary while the parish council and the

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parish president have distinct and
separate roles they work together to

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govern Livingston Parish the council
passes the laws and ratifies the budget

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while the parish president manages the
day-to-day operations to ensure that

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those policies are implemented it's a
system of checks and balances designed

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to serve our community effectively