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La. R.S. 42:1117 provides that no public servant or other person shall give,pay, loan, transfer, or <br /> deliver or offer to give, pay, loan, transfer, or deliver, directly or indirectly, to any public servant <br /> or other person any thing of economic value which such public servant or other person would be <br /> prohibited from receiving by any provision of this Part. <br /> ANALYSIS <br /> The Library Board President and Library Staff are all public employees,as well as,public servants. <br /> La. R.S. 42:1102(18)(a); 1102(19). As such, the Library staff are prohibited from receiving any <br /> thing of economic value for the performance of their duties and responsibilities as Library <br /> employees. La. R.S. 42:1111(A). The proposed award of a gift card is a thing of economic value <br /> that the employee would receive for the performance of his or her duties and responsibilities — <br /> although exemplary. Library staff would be prohibited from receiving a gift card for the exemplary <br /> performance of their duties and responsibilities. <br /> Similarly, public servants are prohibited from giving, paying, or delivering to any public servant <br /> — directly or indirectly — any thing of economic value, which such public servant would be <br /> prohibited from receiving by any provision of the Code. Library staff are prohibited from receiving <br /> a thing of economic value for the performance of their duties and responsibilities. As a result,the <br /> Board President, any other Board official, and/or Library official are prohibited from awarding <br /> Library staff gift cards for the performance of their duties and responsibilities. <br /> CONCLUSION <br /> The Board concluded, and instructed me to inform you,that based on the facts presented,the Code <br /> prohibits the award of gift cards to Lafayette Public Library staff members by the Lafayette Public <br /> Library Board of Control President. <br /> This advisory opinion is based solely on the facts as set forth herein. Changes to the facts as <br /> presented may result in a different application of the provisions of the Louisiana Code of <br /> Governmental Ethics. The Board issues no opinion as to past conduct or as to laws other than the <br /> Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics, the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act, the Lobbyist <br /> Disclosure Act, and the conflict of interest provisions contained in the Louisiana Gaming Control <br /> Law. If you have any questions,please contact me at (800) 842-6630 or(225) 219-5600. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> I'L4NA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> a�iTo6y,�P. Jordan <br /> For thdUBoard <br /> Page 2 of 2 <br /> Docket No.2023-069 <br />