Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:2476(L)(1), any municipal fire and police civil service board in any municipality in Jefferson Parish may also fill the office of secretary by employing any other person on a full-time basis with a rate of salary equivalent to like administrative personnel of the municipality, which salary range shall be subject to approval by the governing authority and the mayor.
La. R.S. § 33:2476.4