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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> s' O DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> �, of Novi�. <br /> `a'. Sr9y= LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> •m ,iii, ,�": v- <br /> uia�. �� P.O. BOX 4368 <br /> ;4,%l' �: BATON ROUGE, LA 70821 <br /> A (225)219-5600 <br /> FAX (225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> wwwethics.la goy <br /> December 21, 2016 <br /> Ramby Cormier <br /> Commander, Jefferson Davis Sheriff's Office <br /> P.O. Box 1449 <br /> Jennings, Louisiana 70546 <br /> Re: Ethics Board Docket No. 2016-1015 <br /> Dear Mr. Cormier: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its December 16, 2016 Board meeting, considered your request <br /> for an advisory opinion regarding the potential employment of Lisa Ivey within the Criminal <br /> Investigations Division of the Jefferson Davis Sheriff's Office while her father, Christopher Ivey, <br /> serves as the Chief Deputy of the Sheriffs Office. You stated that the duties and responsibilities of <br /> Chief Deputy Ivey include monitoring contracts of the Sheriffs Office, handling public records <br /> request, supervising the Commanders in completing their duties and responsibilities, coordinating <br /> security details and special assignments. Lisa Ivey currently serves as an investigator with the <br /> Calcasieu Parish District Attorney's Office. <br /> You stated that Ms. Ivey would be assigned to work criminal investigations under your direct <br /> supervision as the Commander of Criminal Investigations.You stated that Chief Deputy Ivey would <br /> recuse himself from participating or being involved in the interview, hiring, or immediate <br /> supervision of Lisa Ivey. You would answer directly to Sheriff Ivy Woods on matters concerning <br /> Lisa Ivey's hiring and all decisions about promotions, salary increases, or disciplinary actions. <br /> Sheriff Woods is responsible for the hiring and other employment decisions for the Jefferson Davis <br /> Sheriff's Office. Chief Deputy Ivey has no authority in that decision making process. <br /> The Board concluded,and instructed me to inform you,that the Code of Governmental Ethics would <br /> not prohibit Lisa Ivey from being employed within the Jefferson Davis Sheriffs Office Criminal <br /> Investigations Division.La.R.S.42:1119A provides that no member of the immediate family of an <br /> agency head shall be employed in his agency. The Chief Deputy is not an agency head position in <br /> this instance. However,you are the agency head of the Criminal Investigations Division. La. R.S. <br /> 42:1112B(1) prohibits a public servant from participating in a transaction involving the <br /> governmental entity in which, to his actual knowledge, an immediate family member has a <br /> substantial economic interest. A disqualification plan would need to be submitted to the Board for <br /> approval in compliance with La. R.S.42:1112C and Chapter 14 of the Boards Rules as attached to <br /> this correspondence to avoid and potential violations of La.R.S.42:1112B(1)by Chief Deputy Ivey. <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 /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />