YENNI v. PARISH COUNCIL

Nos. 93-C-0722, 93-CA-0898.

625 So.2d 301 (1993)

Michael YENNI, in his Official Capacity as President of the Parish of Jefferson, and Angela Pacaccio, v. The PARISH COUNCIL OF the PARISH OF JEFFERSON, Through Robert B. EVANS, Jr., Chairman of the Parish Council, and Thomas J. "Butch" Ward, James E. Lawson, Jr., Donald R. Jones, Edmond J. Muniz, Anne Marie Vandenweghe, Nicholas "Nick" Giambelluca, Sr., in their Respective Capacities as Members of the Parish Council, and Martin Schwegmann in his Capacity as Personnel Director of the Parish of Jefferson and the Personnel Board of the Parish of Jefferson.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied November 11, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Wessel, Charlotte A. Lagarde, Wessel, Bartels & Ciaccio, New Orleans, for plaintiffs.

Peter J. Butler, Peter J. Butler, Jr., Locke Purnell Rain Harrell, New Orleans, for appellants.

Before SCHOTT, C.J., and LOBRANO, WARD, ARMSTRONG and JONES, JJ.


LOBRANO, Judge.

The issue in this appeal is whether the Jefferson Parish Council had the authority to amend the parish's 1993 budget after the start of the fiscal year and if so whether the amending ordinance was validly adopted.

On December 16, 1992 the Jefferson Parish Council adopted Ordinance No. 18653, the budget ordinance for fiscal year 1993.1 This budget ordinance was timely and properly advertised and all procedural requirements...

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