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. . _ <br /> Ethics Board Docket No. 2020-131 <br /> Page 7 ofl4 <br /> §1121. Assistance to certain persons after termination of public service <br /> A. (1) No former agency head or elected official shall, for a period of two years <br /> following the termination of his public service as the head of such agency or as an elected <br /> public official serving in such agency, assist another person, for compensation, in a <br /> transaction, or in an appearance in connection with a transaction, involving that agency or <br /> render any service on a contractual basis to or for such agency. <br /> (2) No former member of a board or commission shall, for a period of two years <br /> following the termination of his public service on such board or commission, <br /> contract with, be employed in any capacity by, or be appointed to any position by <br /> that board or commission. <br /> B. (1) General rule for other public employees. No former public employee shall, for <br /> a period of two years following the termination of his public employment, assist another <br /> person, for compensation, in a transaction, or in an appearance in connection with a <br /> transaction in which such former public employee participated at any time during his public <br /> employment and involving the governmental entity by which he was formerly employed, <br /> or for a period of two years following termination of his public employment, render, any <br /> service which such former public employee had rendered to the agency during the term of <br /> his public employment on a contractual basis, regardless of the parties to the contract, to, <br /> for, or on behalf of the agency with which he was formerly employed. <br /> � * * <br /> C. No legal entity in which a former public servant is an officer, director, trustee, partner, <br /> or employee shall, for a period of two years following the termination of his public service, <br /> assist another person, for compensation,in a transaction, or in an appearance in connection <br /> with a transaction in which such public servant at any time participated during his public <br /> service and involving the agency by which he was formerly employed or in which he <br /> formerly held office. <br /> 2. <br /> The following terms are defined in Section 1102 of the Code and are relevant when <br /> analyzing the above Section: <br /> * * * <br /> (2)(a)(vi) defines "agency," for public servants of political subdivisions, it shall <br /> mean the agency in which the public servant serves, except that for members of any <br /> governing authority and for the elected or appointed chief executive of a <br /> governmental entity, it shall mean the governmental entity. <br />