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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> �4 OF LOU4,p DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> " P.O.BOX 4368 <br /> BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> `O�'FIDEN�� (225)219-5600 <br /> FAX:(225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.1a.gov <br /> May 8, 2023 <br /> Sonya Crowe <br /> 2081 MS 569 <br /> Liberty, Mississippi 39645 <br /> Re: Docket No. 2023-183 <br /> Advisory Opinion <br /> Dear Ms. Crowe: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its meeting on May 5, 2023, considered your request for an <br /> advisory opinion regarding whether the Code of Governmental Ethics ("Code") permits you to <br /> enter into a Professional Service Agreement with East Feliciana Parish Police Jury while also <br /> remaining employed with Landmark Bank. <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> You have been approached about entering into a Professional Service Agreement with the East <br /> Feliciana Parish Police Jury to serve as the Financial Advisor. You are currently employed with <br /> Landmark Bank, where the parish currently banks. <br /> You are a former Parish Manager and Parish Treasurer. You left public service in December 2019 <br /> when you moved just 5 miles outside of the parish and you are no longer qualified for the re- <br /> appointment as Parish Manager per state statute. In January 2020, you began employment at <br /> Landmark Bank. <br /> As the Financial Advisory for the East Feliciana Parish Police Jury, your services would include: <br /> • Effective and timely communication with jurors' staff and all outside agencies that share <br /> any financial interest in the Parish's Annual Operating Budget; <br /> • Overall responsibility for preparing presenting monitoring projecting and revising the <br /> Annual Operating Budget for the General Fund Special Revenue Funds and all operating <br /> funds under the purview of the Parish, excluding grants; <br /> • Clear presentation of financial status during public meetings after direction is provided by <br /> the Police Jury regarding financial and budgetary decisions and alternatives; <br /> • Advise Parish on recording income and payment processing procedures to ensure <br /> accounting records are correct and complete based on available information; <br /> • Advise Parish on payroll processing procedures including payroll tax payments and <br /> required payroll tax returns and reports; <br /> Page 1 of 3 (BD 2023-183) <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />