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Opinion Type
Advisory Opinion
Docket Number
2016-1015
Requesting Party
Ramby Cormier
Parties Involved
Lisa Ivey
Jefferson Davis Sheriff's Office
Christopher Ivey
Calcasieu Parish District Attorney's Office
Decision Date
12/16/2016
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Advisory opinion that daughter of the Chief Deputy of the Jefferson Davis Sheriff’s Office would not be prohibited by the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics from being employed within the Criminal Investigations Division of the Sheriff’s Office since the Chief Deputy is not considered an agency head of the Division. However, a disqualification plan would need to be submitted for approval by the Board and in compliance with La. R.S. 42:1112C and Chapter 14 of the Boards Rules.
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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 />
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