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termination of his public service on such board or commission, contract with, be employed in any <br /> capacity by, or be appointed to any position by that board or commission. <br /> You served as a board member for the District at a meeting on April 20, 2016. Your date of <br /> termination depends on when the board member who took your position was sworn in as a board <br /> member for the District.For two years following that date,you would be prohibited from contracting <br /> personally, or through a professional group,to render any service to or for the District. Upon the <br /> expiration of the two year period,you would not be prohibited from contracting with the District to <br /> provide any services. Further,you are assisting another person in a transaction,or in an appearance <br /> in connection with a transaction, involving your former agency. However, you stated you are not <br /> being compensated for such assistance which would be prohibited by La. R.S. 42:1121A(1). <br /> Additionally,the Board concluded,and instructed me to inform you,that the Code of Governmental <br /> Ethics would prohibit you, for two years following your termination from the District, from <br /> rendering any service which you had rendered to the District during the term of your service back <br /> to the District through the professional groups or personally.La.R.S.42:1121B(1)provides that no <br /> former public employee shall, for a period of two years following the termination of his public <br /> employment, assist another person, for compensation, in a transaction, or in an appearance in <br /> connection with a transaction in which such former public employee participated at any time during <br /> his public employment and involving the governmental entity by which he was formerly employed, <br /> or for a period of two years following termination of his public employment, render, any service <br /> which such former public employee had rendered to the agency during the term of his public <br /> employment on a contractual basis,regardless of the parties to the contract, to, for, or on behalf of <br /> the agency with which he was formerly employed. <br /> This advisory opinion is based solely on the facts as set forth herein. Changes to the facts presented <br /> may result in a different application of the provisions of the Code of Ethics. The Board issues no <br /> opinion as to past conduct or laws other than Code of Governmental Ethics. If you have any <br /> questions, please contact me at(225)219-5600 or(800) 842-6630. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> Brett Robinson <br /> For the Board <br />