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`IIS„ ,„ STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> of of LOU!'-_ DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> . s�9 LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> fq 1", 1" Y: <br /> lye "1 P.O. BOX 4368 <br /> � 4% �` BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> � <br /> "Fji - ,, (225)219-5600 j111111 <br /> FAX (225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> wwwethics.la.gov <br /> December 19, 2016 <br /> Ms. Deborah D. Dees, <br /> 122 Jefferson St. <br /> Mansfield, Louisiana 71052 <br /> Re: Ethics Board Docket No. 2016-1047 <br /> Dear Ms. Dees: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics,at its December 16,2016 meeting,considered your request for <br /> an advisory opinion regarding whether the post-employment restrictions in the Code of Governmental <br /> Ethics would prohibit you from being appointed to the Desoto Parish Communications District Board. <br /> You stated that your company,Deborah D.Dees,CPA,had a contract with the DeSoto Communications <br /> District(District) to do bookkeeping, payroll, and issue monthly compiled financial statements. You <br /> tendered your resignation and dissolved your company's contract with the District effective August 31, <br /> 2016. You stated that currently your company is no longer associated with the District. You provided <br /> that the DeSoto Parish Police Jury appoints the board members to the District. <br /> The Board concluded, and instructed me to advise you,that the Code of Governmental Ethics <br /> would not prohibit you from being appointed by the DeSoto Parish Police Jury as a member of the <br /> DeSoto Communications District Board. La.R.S.42:1121B prohibits a public servant, for a period of <br /> two years following the termination of her public employment, from assisting another person, for <br /> compensation, in a transaction, or in an appearance in connection with a transaction in which she <br /> participated at any time during her public employment and involving her former governmental entity. <br /> La.R.S.42:1121B also prohibits a public employee,for a period of two years following termination of <br /> her public employment, from rendering any service which she had rendered to the agency during the <br /> term of her public employment on a contractual basis, regardless of the parties to the contract,to, for, <br /> or on behalf of her former agency. As a member of the District Board, you would not be assisting <br /> another person in a transaction involving the District nor would you be rendering any service to,for,or <br /> on behalf of the District. Therefore, there are no post-employment restrictions in the Code would <br /> prohibit you from being appointed to the Desoto Parish Communications District Board by the DeSoto <br /> Parish Police Jury. <br /> This advisory opinion is based solely on the facts as set forth herein. Changes to the facts as <br /> presented may result in a different application of the provisions of the Code of Ethics. The Board <br /> issues no opinion as to past conduct or as to laws other than the Code of Governmental Ethics. If <br /> you have any questions,please contact me at(800) 842-6630 or(225)219-5600. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> LOUISI A BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> CC.X'">?/7 <br /> Suzanne Quinlan Mooney <br /> For the Board <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />