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Ethics Board Docket No. 2022-091 <br /> Page 8 of 10 <br /> Rush. <br /> VI. <br /> ORDER: <br /> For the foregoing reasons: <br /> IT IS ORDERED that Paula Rush, in her capacity as the Executive Director of HANR, <br /> violated Section 1111A of the Ethics Code by virtue of receiving compensation for overtime and <br /> unused vacation time to which she was not duly entitled to receive for the performance of her job <br /> duties. <br /> IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a $6,000 civil penalty, payable to the Treasurer of the <br /> State of Louisiana, be imposed upon Paula Rush and that in the event of a failure to pay, a suit <br /> may be filed to compel immediate payment of any balance due. <br /> IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Paula Rush be allowed to satisfy the $6,000 civil <br /> penalty through the payment of monthly installments of$500.00 due on the 30th day of each month <br /> until satisfied, with the first installment due by 5:00 p.m. on January 30, 2024, as set forth in the <br /> Confession of Judgment attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "A". Failure to make <br /> one scheduled installment payment as set forth in the Confession of Judgment will cause any <br /> remaining amount outstanding to be immediately due and owing. <br />