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As 1�,xecutive Director, you are t11e offici�] signatory for NORA; however, if NORA is permitted <br /> to enter into a contract with NRI and TASCiNO, you would disc�ualify yourself from participating <br /> in any transaction involving TASC'1N0, and NORA's f3oard of Commissioners would, by <br /> i•esolution, appc�int an alternate signatory, such as the C�hief Financial Officer or the Board <br /> ("hairperson, to execute the contract on behalf of NORA. <br /> LAw <br /> La. R.S. 42:1111C(2)(d) provides that no public servant...shall receive any thing of economic <br /> value tbr or in consideration of services rendered, or to be rendered, to or for any person during <br /> his public service unless such services are neither performed for nor compensated by any person <br /> who has or is seeking to obtain contractual or other business or financial relationships with t11e <br /> public servant's agency. <br /> La. R.S. 42:1111C(S)(a) provides that, notwithstandin�the provisions of Subparagraph (2)(d) of <br /> this Subsection, the spouse of a public servant may continue employment with a person who has <br /> or is seeking a contractual or other business �r financial relationship with the public servant's <br /> agency provided all of the following conditions are n�et: <br /> (i)Tl1e spouse is a salaried or wage-earning employee and has been continuously employed <br /> by the person for at least one year prior to the date the compensated employment would <br /> have otherwise initially been prohibited. <br /> (ii) ThE compe»sation of the spouse is substantially u�naffected by a contractual or othcr <br /> business or tin�lcial relationsl�ip with the public servant's agency. <br /> (iii) Neither the public servant nor the spouse is an owner, ofticer, director, trustee, or <br /> partner in the legal entity which 11as <>r is seeking to have the relationship with the public <br /> serva.nt's agency. <br /> (iv) The public servai�t recuses or disgualifies himself froin participating in any transaction <br /> involving the spouse's einployer in accordance with IZ.S. 42:1112 and related rules and <br /> regulations. <br /> (v) Either prior to or within ten business days of the date the compensated e��nployment <br /> � would otherwise be prollibited,the spouse and the public servant jointly file wiYh the Board <br /> oP F,thics a written notice containing a brief description of the nature of the contractual, <br /> business,or iinancial relationship with tl�e public servant's agency, the date the s�ouse was <br /> employed by the person, and any other intormation reQuired by the board. <br /> (vi) The spouse complies with the disclosure requirements in R.S. 42:11 l4. <br /> La. R.S. 42:1112C states every public employee, excluding an appointed member of any board or <br /> commission, shall disc�ualify himself fi•om participating in a transaction iilvolvi�lg th�; <br /> govermne���tal entity when a violation of this Nart would result. "I'he procedures for such <br /> disqualification s11a11 be established by regulations issued pursuant to R.S. 42:1134(A)(1). <br /> La. R.S. 42:1114A provides that each public servant and each inember of his iinmediate family <br /> who derives anything of econonlic value, directly, through any transaction �involving the ag�ncy <br /> of suc;h public servant or who derives anything of economic value of which he may be reasonably <br /> expected to know through a person which (]) is r•egulated by the agency of such public servant, or <br /> (2) ]Zas bid on or entered into or is in any way financially interested in any contract, subc<�ntract, <br /> Pagc 2 of 4 (I3D 2026-082) <br />