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2022-091
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Opinion Item
Opinion Type
Consent Opinion
Docket Number
2022-091
Parties Involved
In the Matter of Paula Rush
Agency at Issue
Housing Authority of New Roads
Decision Date
2/2/2024
Law
1111A(1)
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A consent opinion that Paula Rush, in her capacity as the Executive Director of the Housing Authority of New Roads, violated La. R.S. 42:1111A(1) by virtue of receiving comensation for overtime and unused vacation time to which she was not duly entiteld to receive for the performance of her job duties.
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Payment - Not Duly Entitled
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Ethics Board Docket No. 2022-091 <br /> Page 7 of 10 <br /> Ethics to his economic advantage, and after an adjudicatory hearing on the matter, <br /> the Ethics Adjudicatory Board may order the payment of penalties. Recovery may <br /> include, in addition to an amount equal to such economic advantage, penalties not <br /> to exceed one half of the amount of the economic advantage. Any appeal of such <br /> final decision by the Ethics Adjudicatory Board shall be to the Court of Appeal, <br /> First Circuit, pursuant to R.S. 42:1142. <br /> V. <br /> OPINION: <br /> It is the opinion of the BOE that Paula Rush, in her capacity as the Executive Director of <br /> HANR, violated Section 1111A of the Ethics Code by virtue of receiving compensation for <br /> overtime and unused vacation time to which she was not duly entitled to receive for the <br /> performance of her job duties. Section 1111A of the Ethics Code prohibits HANR employees from <br /> receiving for the performance of their duties anything of economic value to which they are not <br /> duly entitled. <br /> Paula Rush, while serving as Executive Director of HANR, received compensation for <br /> accrued unused vacation time in excess of HANR policy limits and received compensation for <br /> overtime hours worked in derogation of the terms of her employment agreement with HANR. <br /> If this matter proceeded to a public hearing before the Ethics Adjudicatory Board, and the <br /> Ethics Adjudicatory Board found a violation of the Ethics Code, the Ethics Adjudicatory Board <br /> could impose a fine of up to $10,000 for each violation of the Ethics Code, pursuant to Section <br /> 1153B of the Ethics Code. The Ethics Adjudicatory Board could also impose penalties equal to <br /> one-and-a-half times the amount of economic advantage gained, pursuant to Section 1155A of the <br /> Ethics Code. In this particular situation, it is the conclusion of the Board that the interest of the <br /> public would be served by, and the parties have agreed to resolving this matter amicably through <br /> the publication of this Consent Opinion with the imposition of a $6,000 civil penalty against Ms. <br />
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