2021-285 - Laserfiche WebLink

Mr. Wesley C. Pfeiffer July 13, 2021 Page -2- 5. Based on La. R.S. 42:1121C, is there any prohibition against any entity of which I have an ownership interest seeking permits or licenses engaging in any transaction with the City of New Orleans and whether La.R.S.42:1112B(2)and(3)apply to me after I resigned my employment with the City of New Orleans? LAW La. R.S. 42:1121A(1)provides that no former agency head or elected official shall, for a period of two years following the termination of his public service as the head of such agency or as an elected public official serving in such agency,assist another person, for compensation, in a transaction, or in an appearance in connection with a transaction, involving that agency or render any service on a contractual basis to or for such agency. La. R.S. 42:1121B(1) provides that no former public employee shall, for a period of two years following the termination of his public employment, assist another person, for compensation, in a transaction, or in an appearance in connection with a transaction in which such former public employee participated at any time during his public employment and involving the governmental entity by which he was formerly employed,or for a period of two years following termination of his public employment, render, any service which such former public employee had rendered to the agency during the term of his public employment on a contractual basis,regardless of the parties to the contract,to, for, or on behalf of the agency with which he was formerly employed. La. R.S. 42:1121 C provides no legal entity in which a former public servant is an officer, director, trustee,partner,or employee shall,for a period of two years following the,.termination of his public service,assist another person,for compensation, in a transaction,or in an appearance in connection with a transaction in which such public servant at any time participated during his public service and involving the agency by which he was formerly employed or in which he formerly held office. La.R.S.42:1112B(2)and(3)prohibit a public servant from participating in a transaction involving the governmental entity in which, to his actual knowledge, (2) any person in which he has a substantial economic interest of which he may reasonably be expected to know; or (3) any person of which he is an officer,director,trustee,partner,or employee,has a substantial economic interest. La. R.S. 42:1102(2)(a)(vi) defines"agency" for public servants of political subdivisions to mean the agency in which the public servant serves. La. R.S. 42:1102(3) defines "agency head"to mean the chief executive or administrative officer of an agency or any member of a board or commission who exercises supervision over the agency.