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STATE OF LOUISIANA o°'oF Loiii`- DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE t.!) f9ya LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS P.O.BOX 4368 cZ� *o BATON ROUGE, LA 70821 ck., ,, (225)219-5600 FAX (225)381-7271 1-800-842-6630 wwwethics.la.gov December 19, 2016 Mr. Richard Campbell GCR Inc. 2012 Lakeshore Drive, Suite 500 New Orleans, Louisiana 70122 Re: Ethics Board Docket No. 2016-1024 Dear Mr. Campbell: The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its December 16, 2016 meeting, considered your request for an advisory opinion regarding post-employment issues. In particular you are seeking Board approval for GCR Inc's(GCR)Independent Contractor Agreement for former public servant,Danya Williams. You stated that GCR is a professional consulting company, which provides services to numerous public,non-profit, and private entities. You provided the following facts: Ms. Williams worked for St. Tammany Parish in the Legal Department,Property Division, from July 2009 through December 2015. Ms. Williams' last title at St. Tammany Parish was Property Coordinator.Ms.Williams'duties generally included directing the division on operational and budgetary matters,providing staff development and oversight,and coordinating tasks necessary for the acquisition of rights of way including title,negotiations,closings and federal/state program compliance. Ms. Williams participated in some capacity on the St. Tammany Parish Cultural Arts Project (right of entry documentation work) and on the St. Tammany Parish River Glen Drainage Project(internal file management, email correspondence, and the like during early stages), among other projects.GCR is currently performing work for St.Tammany Parish in connection with the St. Tammany Parish Cultural Arts Project and the St.Tammany Parish River Glen Drainage Project,as well as work related to create digital views of lots in St.Tammany Parish for the Assessor's Office. GCR has performed other work for St.Tammany Parish in the past and hopes to perform other work for St. Tammany Parish in the future. You stated that GCR would like to contract with Ms.Williams to have Ms.Williams perform title research, preparation of abstracts of title, and related work in connection with right of way services GCR offers from time to time.GCR will use an Independent Contractor Agreement for Ms. Williams'services.GCR will ensure that Ms.Williams within two years of her termination of public service(a)does not assist GCR in any transaction or appearance in connection with any transaction in which she participated during her employment with St.Tammany Parish and(b)does not render to St.Tammany Parish through GCR any services previously rendered to St.Tammany Parish during Ms. Williams' employment with St. Tammany Parish. GCR will pay Ms. Williams' compensation based on the number of hours worked. The Board concluded,and instructed me to advise you,that under the facts presented,GCR is not prohibited by La.R.S.42:1121C from signing an Independent Contractor Agreement with Ms. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER