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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> ''�ti"� DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> �+LoSTsl�,' <br /> .tO:• Ry_ LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> Iir 111 :1 P.O.BOX 4368 <br /> _I 1BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> C°NFIpEI' #s (225)219-5600 <br /> FAX:(225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.Ia.gov <br /> • <br /> August 21, 2017 <br /> Hon. Robert Jackson <br /> Mayor, Town of Slaughter <br /> 3337 Church Street <br /> Post Office Box 29 . <br /> Slaughter, LA 70777 <br /> RE: Ethics Board Docket No. 2017-886 <br /> Dear Mayor Jackson: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its August 18, 2017 meeting, considered your request for an <br /> advisory opinion concerning the imposition of post-employment restrictions relative to former <br /> Slaughter Alderman,Dave Almond should he be appointed to fill the vacancy of the Slaughter Chief <br /> of Police. You stated that the Chief of Police,Walter Smith,resigned his position effective July 15, <br /> 2017,leaving the Town of Slaughter without a police chief. You further provided that the town has <br /> actively sought applicants, however because the guidelines call for the Chief to be a resident of <br /> Slaughter, which has a small population of approximately 1,000 residents, only two individuals <br /> applied for the position. One of the applicants,Dave Almond,is currently an alderman for the Town <br /> of Slaughter, who would resign his position if he were appointed as interim Chief of Police. <br /> You stated that the Louisiana Secretary of State has imposed a deadline of August 14,2017 to appoint <br /> someone to fill the vacancy for the Chief of Police. In the event that the Board of Aldermen does not <br /> appoint someone to fill the vacancy,the Governor of Louisiana would then make the appointment. <br /> You further provided that neither you, as Mayor, nor the Board of Aldermen would make a <br /> recommendation to the Governor as to who should be appointed interim Chief of Police. <br /> Finally,you questioned whether a person appointed interim Chief of Police would be eligible to run <br /> • for the office to fill the vacancy during the next available election cycle. <br /> The Board concluded and instructed me to inform you that the Code of Governmental Ethics would <br /> prohibit the Slaughter Board of Aldermen from appointing a former alderman to fill a vacancy for <br /> Slaughter Chief of Police,but not prohibit a former alderman from being appointed by the Governor <br /> of Louisiana to fill a vacancy for the position of Chief of Police. <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />