Meetings
 
Louisiana Board of Ethics
 LaSalle Building
First Floor - Griffon Room
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
1:00 PM
617 North 3rd Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Note: Meetings begin on November 17, 2011 and continue to November 18, 2011.

Executive Session
Consideration of complaints and reports deemed confidential pursuant to Section 1141 of the Code of Governmental Ethics.

Louisiana Board of Ethics
LaSalle Building
First Floor - LaBelle Room
NOVEMBER 18, 2011
9:00 AM
617 North 3rd Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

GENERAL
Appearances
G1. Docket No. 11-541
Appearance in connection with a second request for reconsideration of a waiver request of Kenneth Thompson regarding a $550 late fee for filing his candidate personal financial disclosure statement 11 days late.
G2. Docket No. 11-645
Appearance in connection with a second request for reconsideration of a waiver request of Charles Mayeux, Jr. regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing his candidate personal financial disclosure statement 72 days late.
G3. Docket No. 11-1155
Advisory opinion regarding the application of the post employment restrictions to Otis Randle, Regional Manager of the Northwest Regional Office of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality.
Consent Agenda and Consent Opinions
G4. Docket No. 10-673
Consent opinion regarding the spouse of Mechelle Galloway, the Chief Financial Officer/Chief Civil Deputy for Washington Parish Office, entering into transactions with the Sheriff's Office.
G5. Docket No. 10-772
Consent opinion indicating that Richard "Dale" Wolfe, a candidate for St. John the Baptist Parish President in the March 27, 2010 election, received a loan in excess of his contribution limit.
G6. Docket No. 10-848
Consent opinion regarding Wilda Fontenot being hired to work in the Water Department for the City of Abbeville at a time when her brother-in-law, Roger Fontenot, was the Superintendent of the Water Department.
G7. Docket No. 11-1133
Consent opinion concerning inaccuracies in campaign finance disclosure reports filed by Cedric Glover, a candidate for Mayor of Shreveport in the October 2, 2010 election.
G8. Docket No. 11-1363
Advisory opinion regarding whether Beau James Brock may provide legal counsel to Liberty Water Company within two years of the termination of his service with the LA Department of Environmental Quality.
G9. Docket No. 11-1366
An advisory opinion regarding whether the Morehouse Parish School Board may employ the wife of school board member, Mike Stephens.
G10. Docket No. 11-1367
Advisory opinion regarding the potential employment opportunities of Cindy Greenstein, wife of Bruce Greenstein, Secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH).
G11. Docket No. 11-1385
Advisory opinion request regarding whether Jamie Tairov, an employee of the LSU AgCenter, may serve as a contractor for the Louisiana FFA Foundation.
G12. Docket No. 11-1389
Advisory opinion regarding whether the members of the Slidell Memorial Hospital Foundation are required to file personal financial disclosure reports.
G13. Docket No. 11-1397
Advisory opinion request regarding whether the Cameron Parish Assessor or an employee of the Cameron Parish Assessor's Office serving on a local board of the Cameron Parish taxing bodies.
G14. Docket No. 11-1435
Advisory opinion regarding the definition of "political committee" in the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act and whether political committees as defined by the CFDA are permitted to make contributions to organizations that make independent expenditures.
G15. Docket No. 11-1444
Advisory opinion request regarding whether Judge Blair Edwards, of the Twenty-First Judicial District, may use her monthly vehicle stipend to own or lease a vehicle from Ross Downing Chevrolet when her father is the owner of the dealership.
G16. Docket No. 11-1455
Request for an advisory opinion regarding Patti French's proposed contractual employment with RedMane Technology after her retirement from the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).
G17. Docket No. 11-1625
Advisory opinion regarding the post employment restrictions to Keith Gautreau, an Infrastructure Analyst with the Office of Community Development/Disaster Recovery Unit.
Regular Business
G18. Docket No. MINUTES
Board Minutes from October Agendas
G19.   WAIVER REQUESTS - CAMPAIGN FINANCE
  Docket No. CHART
November 2011 Campaign Finance Waiver Chart
  Docket No. 11-1433
Request that the Board waive the $500 campaign finance late fee assessed against LA Economic Expansion Program, a political committee, whose 10-G campaign finance disclosure report was filed 70 days late.
  Docket No. 11-1498
Request that the Board waive the $360 late fee assessed against David E. Peralta, a candidate for St. Bernard Parish President in the October 22, 2011 election, whose 30-P campaign finance disclosure report was filed 6 days late.
  Docket No. 11-1576
Request that the Board waive the $540 late fee assessed against Steve Bierhorst, a candidate for St. Mary Parish Council in the October 22, 2011 election, whose 30-P campaign finance disclosure report was filed 9 days late.
  Docket No. 11-1577
Request that the Board waive the $600 late fee assessed against Myron Katz, a candidate for State Representative, District 98 in the October 22, 2011 election, whose 30-P campaign finance disclosure report was filed 11 days late.
  Docket No. 11-1578
Request that the Board waive the $1,140 late fee assessed against Curtis "Curt" Hodge, a candidate for Sheriff of Washington Parish in the October 22, 2011 election, whose 30-P campaign finance disclosure report was filed 19 days late.
  Docket No. 11-1579
Request that the Board waive the $660 late fee assessed against Terry C. Landry, a candidate for State Representative, District 96, in the October 22, 2011 election, whose 30-P campaign finance disclosure report was filed 11 days late.
  Docket No. 11-1590
Request that the Board waive the $600 late fee assessed against Mark D. Chiasson, a candidate for Thibodaux City Court Judge, in the October 4, 2008 election, whose Supplemental campaign finance disclosure report was filed 174 days late.
  Docket No. 11-1591
Request that the Board waive the $700 late fee assessed against Dale Bayard, a candidate for BESE, District 7, in the October 22, 2011 election, whose 90-P campaign finance disclosure report was filed 7 days late.
  Docket No. 11-1599
Request that the Board waive the $2,500 campaign finance late fee assessed against LA Association of Educators, a political committee whose 10-G campaign finance disclosure report was filed 49 days late.
G20.   WAIVER REQUESTS - LOBBYING
  Docket No. CHART
Lobbying Waiver Request Chart for November 2011 meeting.
  Docket No. 11-1592
Request that the Board waive the $300 late fee assessed against Rochelle Juelich for failure to timely file her July 2011 Legislative lobbying expenditure report.
  Docket No. 11-1593
Request that the Board waive the $50 late fee assessed against Rachel Miller for failure to timely file her August 2011 Legislative lobbying expenditure report.
G21.   WAIVER REQUESTS - SCHOOL BOARD DISCLOSURE
  Docket No. CHART
School Board Disclosure Waiver Chart
  Docket No. 11-1409
Waiver request regarding a $200 late fee assessed to Carroll Daniels for filing his 2010-2011 school board disclosure report 4 days late.
  Docket No. 11-1410
Waiver request regarding a $200 late fee assessed to Cecil Walker for filing his 2010-2011 school board disclosure statement untimely.