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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> pF toU�s DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> P.O.BOX 4368 <br /> BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> °NR°•" (225)219-5600 <br /> FAX:(225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.1a.gov <br /> April 11, 2022 <br /> Mr. Michael J. Kimble, Fire Chief <br /> Baton Rouge Fire Department <br /> 8011 Merle Gustafson Drive <br /> Baton Rouge, LA 70807 <br /> Re: Docket No. 2021-988 <br /> Advisory Opinion-Disqualification Plan <br /> Dear Mr. Kimble: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its April 8, 2022 meeting, considered your request to approve a <br /> disqualification plan regarding matters that may arise out of the employment of Jerome Robertson, <br /> a Fire Services and Supply Technician in the Baton Rouge Fire Department's Special Services <br /> Division, where his brother, Jared Robertson, serves as the Assistant Chief of Special Services. <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> Jared Robertson was hired in 1995 by the Baton Rouge Fire Department as a Firefighter and <br /> promoted in December 2017 to Assistant Chief of Special Services, which is his current position. <br /> As Assistant Chief of Special Services, Jared Robertson is responsible for supervising Fire <br /> Services and Supply Technicians. Jerome Robertson, the biological brother of Jared Robertson, <br /> has been employed with the Baton Rouge Fire Department since 1996 and currently serves as a <br /> Fire Services and Supply Technician. As the Fire Chief, you have submitted a disqualification <br /> plan that indicates Jared Robertson will not supervise Jerome Robertson involving matters <br /> concerning promotions, evaluations, time worked, requested leave, timesheets, callout services, <br /> discipline or any other matter concerning an economic benefit to his brother. To avoid any <br /> potential conflict, Scott Pertuis, the Chief of Special Services, or Jeremy Spillman, Chief of <br /> Administration, will handle, supervise, or sign all such matters. <br /> LAW <br /> La. R.S. 42:1112B(1) prohibits a public servant from participating in a transaction involving the <br /> governmental entity in which, to his actual knowledge, any member of his immediate family has <br /> a substantial economic interest. <br /> Page 1 of 2 (BD 2021-988) <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />