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Opinion Type
Advisory Opinion
Docket Number
2016-1205
Requesting Party
J. Shannon Womack
Decision Date
1/20/2017
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Advisory opinion that the spouse of the Denham Springs Police Chief would not be prohibited by the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics from continuing her employment with the Denham Springs Police Department while her husband serves as Police Chief, since she has been employed with the Department for more than one year prior to her husband becoming the Police Chief and agency head. A disqualification place would need to be submitted for the Board’s approval to prevent any potential violations of La. R.S. 42:1112B(1).
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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> ,,,,P LOU744 DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> •/, °" 9t: LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> ��� P.O. BOX 4368 <br /> u, Ali <br /> '<l 1 BATON ROUGE, LA 70821 <br /> ". " d (225)219-5600 <br /> owm nad <br /> FAX (225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> wwwethicsstatela us <br /> January 24, 2017 <br /> J. Shannon Womack <br /> Denham Springs Police Department <br /> 447 Lamm St. <br /> Denham Springs, LA 70726 <br /> Re: Ethics Board Docket No. 2016-1205 <br /> Dear Mr. Womack: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its January 20, 2017 meeting, considered your request <br /> for an advisory opinion regarding whether your wife, Roxanna Womack, can continue <br /> her employment with the Denham Springs Police Department (Department) while you <br /> serve as Police Chief. You stated that you married Mrs. Womack on June 1, 2013. You <br /> further stated that Mrs. Womack has been employed with the Department since July of <br /> 2012, and she currently serves as a Differential Response Officer. Finally, you stated that <br /> you were promoted from Police Captain to Provisional Police Chief on April 28, 2016, <br /> and you are under consideration for appointment as the permanent Police Chief. <br /> The Board concluded, and instructed me to inform you, that the Code of Governmental <br /> Ethics would not prohibit Roxanna Womack from continuing her employment with the <br /> Denham Springs Police Department while you serve as Police Chief. La. R.S. 42:1119A <br /> prohibits a member of the immediate family of an agency head from being employed in <br /> his agency. However, La. R.S. 42:1119C allows a public employee that has been <br /> employed for at least one year prior to her immediate family member becoming the <br /> . agency head to continue her employment and receive normal promotional advancements. <br /> Since Mrs. Womack has been employed with the Department for more than one year <br /> prior to you becoming the Police Chief, it would not present a violation of La. R.S. <br /> 42:1119B if she continues her employment. <br /> The Board further instructed me to inform you that La. R.S. 42:1112B(1) would prohibit <br /> you, as the Police Chief, from participating in a transaction involving your governmental <br /> entity in which Mrs. Womack has a substantial economic interest. In accordance with La. <br /> R.S. 42:1112C and Chapter 14 of the Administrative Rules for the Board of Ethics, a <br /> disqualification plan that completely removes you from any responsibility regarding Mrs. <br /> Womack's employment must be submitted to the Board for approval. A copy of Chapter <br /> 14 of the Administrative Rules for the Board of Ethics is enclosed. <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />
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