§ 8-108 — Classification
Code of the City of New Orleans (Supp. No. 118, Update 1: codified through Ordinance No. 30771, adopted September 17, 2026) · New Orleans Home Rule Charter, art. VIII, § 8-108
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Section 8-108. - Classification.
(1) The Director shall, with the approval of the Commission, allocate each position in the classified service to the appropriate class therein on the basis of authority, duties and responsibilities. Thereafter, as new positions are created or additional classes established, or existing classes are divided, combined, altered or abolished, the Director shall make proper allocations or reallocations of positions to new or existing classes. (2) Class titles shall be used to designate positions in all official records, documents, vouchers and communications, and no person shall be appointed to or employed in a position in the classified service under any title which has not been approved by the Director. (3) Any employee affected by the allocation or reallocation of a position, or by any changes in the classification plan, shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard by the Director.
