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Ethic�� Board Docket No. 2021-701 F'age 7 of 13 the Board of Aldermen for the Town of Cullen. Section 1119B of the Ethics Code prohibits i:r�mediate far.lily members of Darryl Ford from being employed by the Town while Darryl Ford ser��es on the Board of Alderman for the Town. Terry �-�oof, Denise Epps-Hoof, and Floydean White approved the hiring of Tameka Ford ir�vic�lation of'Section 1119B of the Ethics Code after being informed that such hiring would be a violation of law. If this matter proceeded to a public hearing before the Ethics Adjudicatory Board, and the F,th:cs Adjudicatory Board found a violation of the Ethics Code, the Ethics Adjudicatory Board could impose a fine of up to $10,000 for each violation of the Ethics Code, pursuant to Section 1153� of trie Ethics Code. I�z this particular situation, it is the conclusion of the Board that the ir.:terest of the public would be served by, and the parties have agreed to resolving this matter amicably through the publication of this Consent Opinion with the imposition of a $750 civil penalty against Terry Hoof and the imposition of a$250 civil penalty against each of Denise Epps- Hoc,f;, and Flo��dean White. VI. ORDER: For the fore�aing reasons: IT IS ORDERED that Terry Hoof, in his capacity as Mayor, Town of Cullen, Webster Par;sh, and Denise Epps-Hoof, and Floydean White, in their capacities as Aldermen, Town of Cullen, 'Webs�er Parish, violated Section ll 19D of the Ethics Code by virtue of hiring Tameka F��r�i as the T�wn Clerk when they knew Tameka Ford was the wife of Alderman Darryl Ford, which was prohibited by La. R.S. 42:1119B.