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Following a contentious regular meeting on Tuesday, the Bossier City Council on Thursday unanimously approved 26th Judicial District Judge Charles Jacobs to serve as Bossier City’s attorney and the hiring of Richard Ray as assistant city attorney.
“I just want to express my appreciation to the mayor and the council,” Jacobs said after receiving a standing ovation fom the council on his appointment. “I’m honored to have been considered and to have been confirmed for the position. I know I’m replacing a man that was of the utmost confidence (former Bossier City Attorney Jimmy Hall). I will strive to follow his example and I look forward to working with the council and the mayor as the attorney for the entire city.”
BOSSIER CITY, La A day after a rocky first city council meeting under new Mayor Tommy Chandler, one issue appears to be ironed out. But another is not.
There was some mysterious non-action on Chandler s appointees for chief administrative officer and city attorney. But it appears the attorney position has been resolved.
The city council will meet in special session at 2 p.m. Thursday. Council President Don Williams expects them to approve Chandler s pick for city attorney, Charles Jacobs, as well as to authorize Jacobs to hire Richard Ray as assistant city attorney.
Williams explained that the controversy on that issue Tuesday was centered over Chandler s moves to first reassign Police Chief Shane McWilliams, and later put him on administrative leave with pay. That s pending an internal investigation over alleged policy violations.
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