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decisions or activities regarding Melissa Courtney that would normally be performed by Human <br /> Resource Director B will be assigned to the Behavioral Hospital Administrator Celeste Gautier of <br /> CLSH. <br /> LAW <br /> La. R.S. 42:1112B(1) provides that no public servant shall participate in a transaction involving <br /> the governmental entity in which, to his actual knowledge, any member of his immediate family <br /> has a substantial economic interest. <br /> La.R.S.42:1112C allows a disqualification plan to be developed in accordance with rules adopted <br /> by the Board to remove a public servant from participating in transactions that would otherwise <br /> present violations of Section 1112 of the Code. <br /> La. R.S. 42:1102(2)(a)(i) defines "agency" to mean a department, office, division, agency, <br /> commission, board, committee, or other organizational unit of a governmental entity. <br /> La. R.S. 42:1102(3) defines "agency head" to mean the chief executive or administrative officer <br /> of an agency. <br /> La. R.S. 42:1102(13) defines "immediate family" as the term relates to a public servant to mean <br /> his children,the spouses of his children,his brothers and their spouses,his sisters and their spouses, <br /> his parents,his spouse, and the parents of his spouse. <br /> ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION <br /> The Board concluded and instructed me to inform you that, the Code does not prohibit the <br /> employment of Mrs. Courtney since she is not employed in Human Resources,Richard Courtney's <br /> agency. The proposed disqualification plan is approved, as it is sufficient to prevent violations <br /> under Section 111213(1) of the Code of Governmental Ethics and meets the Board's requirements <br /> pursuant to Louisiana Administrative Code Title 52, Chapter 14, Section 1402. <br /> Changes to the facts as presented may result in a different application of the provisions of the <br /> Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics. The Board issues no opinion as to past conduct or as to <br /> laws other than the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics, the Campaign Finance Disclosure <br /> Act,the Lobbyist Disclosure Acts,and the conflict of interest provisions contained in the Louisiana <br /> Gaming Control Law. <br /> If you have any questions,please contact me at(800) 842-6630 or(225) 219-5600. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> LOUISIANABOARD OF ETHICS <br /> 1 � <br /> r' <br /> V1, <br /> f; <br /> Suzanne Q. Mooney <br /> For the Board <br /> Page 2 of 2 (BD 2025-553) <br />