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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> ,o°oF Logi' DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> • <br /> •P• . ry-A. LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> P.O.BOX 4368 <br /> 1 BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> °*1. •` (225)219-5600 <br /> •••• ^'d <br /> FAX (225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> wwwethics.la goy <br /> April 16, 2019 <br /> Mr. Giovanni Tairov <br /> Executive Director <br /> Livingston Parish Library Board of Control <br /> P.O. Box 397 <br /> Livingston, Louisiana 70754 <br /> Re: Ethics Board Docket No.2019-307 <br /> Dear Mr. Tairov: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics,at its April 12,2019 meeting,considered your request for an advisory <br /> opinion as to whether the members of the Livingston Parish Library Board of Control are required <br /> to file annual personal financial disclosure statements pursuant to La. R.S. 42:1124.2.1. <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> The Livingston Parish Library Board of Control was created by Livingston Parish Police Jury. The <br /> population of Livingston Parish is 128,026. <br /> LAW <br /> La. R.S. 42:1124.2.1 requires financial disclosure for each member and designee of a board or <br /> commission which has the authority to expend, disburse or invest $10,000 or more of funds in a <br /> fiscal year on or before May 15th of each year during which the person holds office and the year <br /> following termination of the holding of such office. <br /> La.R.S.42:1124.2.1D(1)(b)states that a"board or commission"shall not mean(i)the governing <br /> authority of a parish, (ii) any board or commission or like entity that governs a political <br /> subdivision created by a single parish governing authority of a parish with a population of two <br /> hundred thousand or less,or any subdistrict of such a political subdivision,(iii) the governing <br /> authority of a municipality, (iv) any board or commission or like entity that governs a political <br /> subdivision created by a single municipal governing authority of a municipality with a population <br /> of twenty-five thousand or less, or any subdistrict of such a political subdivision, (v) a board of <br /> directors of a private nonprofit corporation that is not specifically created by law,or(vi)any board <br /> or commission that does not have the authority to expend, disburse, or invest more than fifty <br /> thousand dollars of funds in a fiscal year and whose members are not eligible to receive any <br /> compensation, per diem, or reimbursement of expenses for services on the board or commission. <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />