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Opinion Type
Advisory Opinion
Docket Number
2016-1045
Requesting Party
Wallace Sibley
Decision Date
1/20/2017
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Advisory opinion that Quad Area Community Action Agency, Inc.’s employees and members of its Board of Directors are not considered public employees of a public agency and are not required to take the annual mandatory ethics training contained in the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics since the agency was not created by the legislature, its powers were not specifically defined by the legislature, and its property does not belong to the public.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> , of LOUT' DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> 44‘.(4.** Sr9' <br /> t, y ��,�ti, LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> ui�,� P.O.BOX 4368 <br /> BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> °oEMyY 0' (225)219-5600 <br /> FAX (225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.state.la.us <br /> January 24, 2017 <br /> Wallace Sibley <br /> Quad Area Community Action Agency, Inc. <br /> 45300 North Baptist Road <br /> Hammond, LA 70401 <br /> Re: Ethics Board Docket No. 2016-1045 <br /> Dear Mr. Sibley: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its January 20, 2017 meeting, considered your request <br /> for an advisory opinion regarding whether Quad Area Community Action Agency, Inc.'s <br /> (Agency) employees and members of its Board of Directors are required to take the <br /> annual ethics training, in accordance with La. R.S. 42:1170A. You provided the <br /> following information for consideration in connection with your request: <br /> The Agency is a private, non-profit community action agency that has operated in <br /> Louisiana since 1976. It administers federal grants to assist low-income, needy, elderly, <br /> and disabled residents various parishes including Ascension, East Feliciana, Livingston, <br /> St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington, and West Feliciana. The following federal grants <br /> are awarded to the Agency through the State of Louisiana: <br /> 1. Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) — federal funds <br /> received through the Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC) to assist low income <br /> households in offsetting the burden of high energy costs. <br /> 2. Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) — federal funds received through LHC <br /> insulate the dwellings of low income persons particularly the elderly and <br /> handicapped, in order to aid those persons least able to afford higher energy costs <br /> and to conserve energy. <br /> 3. Adult Education Program (AEP) — federal funds received through the Louisiana <br /> Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) to prepare individuals for <br /> GED testing, allowing them to raise their education level to successfully enter the <br /> workforce. <br /> 4. Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) — federal funds received through the <br /> Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) to support the Agency's administration <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />
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