Louisiana state seal Louisiana Ethics Administration Program
Home Charges Search EAB Decisions Search
R <br /> STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> ,��'oF�ours`�,, DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> 6.7" 9y= LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> f>y P.O. BOX 4368 <br /> ,,6J.L4,, : BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> �NR,D6* ,,- (225)219-5600 <br /> FAX (225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> wwwethics.la.gov <br /> April 16, 2019 <br /> Pleasant Hill Fire and Rescue <br /> Chief Donald Marshall <br /> 4081 Hwy 171 <br /> DeRidder, Louisiana 70634 <br /> Re: Louisiana Board of Ethics Docket No. 2019-104 <br /> Dear Chief Marshall: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its March 15, 2019 meeting, considered your request for an <br /> advisory opinion regarding whether the Code of Governmental Ethics would prohibit the <br /> Beauregard Parish Police Jury from appointing Ruthy Reed to the Beauregard Parish Fire <br /> District 4 Board while she serves as a bookkeeper for the Parish. <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> You stated that the Beauregard Parish Police Jury Personnel Committee appointed Ruthy Reed, a <br /> bookkeeper in the Beauregard Parish Administrator's Office to the Beauregard Parish Fire <br /> District 4 Board in December. The Beauregard Parish Fire District 4 Board is composed of 5 <br /> members. Each member has a staggered term so that there are no multiple vacancies at any given <br /> time, except for resignations. Beauregard Parish Fire District 4 is Part of the Parish. Ruthy Reed <br /> works in the Parish Administrator as a bookkeeper. Her office keeps the Fire District finances. <br /> LAW <br /> La. R.S. 42:1113A(1) prohibits a public servant or a legal entity in which he has a controlling <br /> interest from bidding on or entering into any contract, subcontract or other transaction that is <br /> under the supervision of his agency. <br /> CONCLUSION <br /> The Board concluded, and instructed me to inform you, that under the facts presented, Section <br /> 1113A of the Code of Governmental Ethics would not prohibit the Beauregard Parish Police Jury <br /> from appointing Ruthy Reed to the Beauregard Parish Fire District 4 Board while she serves as a <br /> bookkeeper for the Parish since the appointment would not be a transaction with her agency <br /> Beauregard Parish Administrator's Office. However, you should be advised that this opinion <br /> request may present an issue associated with the Louisiana Dual Office-Holding laws, which are <br /> under the jurisdiction of the Attorney General. <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />