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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> 'of goo''• DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> S4r% )14ti_ LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> ,1:4[ 4,, P.O. BOX 4368 <br /> s4 J� BATON ROUGE, LA 70821 <br /> "Fj „0, (225)219-5600 <br /> FAX (225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.la.gov <br /> December 19, 2016 <br /> Mayor Troy Chustz <br /> Town of Livonia <br /> P.O. Box 307 <br /> Livonia, LA 70755 <br /> Re: Ethics Board Docket No.2016-1043 <br /> Dear Mayor Chustz: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics,at its December 16,2016 meeting,considered your request for an advisory <br /> opinion as to whether the Town of Livonia may continue to conduct business with Livonia Auto Repair, <br /> LLC.You stated that Gregory Jarreau was recently elected as a member of the Livonia Town Council.You <br /> also stated that the Town of Livonia has engaged the services of Livonia Auto Repair,LLC for repair and <br /> service of the town's vehicles on multiple occasions in the past. Finally,you stated that Livonia Auto Repair, <br /> LLC is owned solely by Dudley and Vicki Jarreau,the brother and sister-in-law of Gregory Jarreau. You <br /> provided information that Livonia has a population of approximately 1,442 according to the 2010 federal <br /> census. In addition, Livonia is located within Pointe Coupee Parish which has a population of 22,802 <br /> according to the 2010 federal census. <br /> The Board concluded,and instructed me to inform you,that the Code of Governmental Ethics would prohibit <br /> Livonia Auto Repair,LLC from continuing to provide services to the Town of Livonia while Gregory Jarreau <br /> serves as a member of the Livonia Town Council. La. R.S. 42:1113A(1)(a) prohibits public servants, <br /> excluding any legislator and any appointed member of any board or commission and any member of a <br /> governing authority of a parish with a population of ten thousand or less,their immediate family members, <br /> or legal entities in which they have a controlling interest, from entering into any contract, subcontract, or <br /> other transaction that is under the supervision or jurisdiction of the agency of such public servant.La.R.S. <br /> 42:1102(13)defines "immediate family” members of a public servant to mean,his children,the spouses of <br /> his children, his brothers and their spouses, his sisters and their spouses, his parents, his spouse, and the <br /> parents of his spouse. Therefore, Livonia Auto Repair, LLC, a company solely owned by the brother and <br /> sister-in-law of Gregory Jarreau, is prohibited from providing services to the Town of Livonia while he <br /> serves as a member of the Livonia Town Council. Family members of a council member or entities which <br /> they own do not fall within the exception cited in your request pertaining to municipalities with a population <br /> of five thousand or less. <br /> This advisory opinion is based solely on the facts as set forth herein.Changes to the facts as presented may <br /> result in a different application of the provisions of the Code of Ethics. The Board issues no opinion as to <br /> past conduct or as to laws other than the Code of Governmental Ethics. If you have any questions,please <br /> contact me at(800) 842-6630 or(225)219-5600. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> LOUISIANA BOARD OF ET <br /> HICS <br /> Je pifer T. and <br /> For the Board <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />