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s <br /> STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> OF L°UI DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> i LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> P.O. BOX 4368 <br /> * .: <br /> BATON ROUGE, LA 70821 <br /> °OVnoc� (225)219-5600 <br /> FAX:(225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.la.gov <br /> Tuesday, November 19, 2019 <br /> Leman Raphael <br /> 109 Hackberry Lane <br /> Hickory Creek,Texas 75065 <br /> Re: Louisiana Board of Ethics <br /> Docket No. 2019-1090 <br /> Dear Mr. Raphael: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics ("Board"),at its November 15, 2019 meeting,considered your <br /> request for an advisory opinion as to whether the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics <br /> ("Code") would prohibit you from accepting a consulting opportunity with Adcomp System <br /> Group after serving as the City Clerk for the City of St. Gabriel. <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> You stated that you were employed as the City Clerk for the City of St. Gabriel from July 1, <br /> 2011 through October 5, 2018. As the St. Gabriel City Clerk, your job duties included being <br /> the custodian of all municipal records; recording all the council minutes, ordinances, and <br /> contracts;operating as the council clerk;being the custodian of the municipal seal;serving in <br /> roles as manager of business operation; performing internal auditor and the city's financial <br /> budget manager functions; and,and all other duties/tasks assigned by the Mayor. As the City <br /> Clerk, you did not possess the authority to approve contracts. On January 25, 2016, the St. <br /> Gabriel City Council approved a contract for the new utility software system provided by <br /> Adcomp Systems Group. As City Clerk,you assisted with the transition to the Adcomp billing <br /> system from the previously used billing system. <br /> If you were to join Adcomp System Group, your consulting duties would include providing <br /> .business consulting and deliverables in the areas of Strategic Planning, Program <br /> Management, Operational Management, and Sales Management. None of your consulting <br /> duties would including providing services to the City of St. Gabriel. <br /> LAW <br /> La.R.S.42:1121A(1)provides that no former agency head or elected official shall,for a period <br /> of two years following the termination of his public service as the head of such agency or as <br /> an elected public official serving in such agency, assist another person, for compensation, in <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br /> Docket No.2019-1090 <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />