Advisory opinion regarding Julian A. Toupes, Jr. a Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) employee securing outside employment with Meyer Engineers. |
|
Advisory opinion request from Jules A. Toupes regarding whether his business, Jules A. Toupes, Jr., LLC, is prohibited by the Code of Governmental Ethics from contracting with Meyer Engineers. Mr. Toupes is currently employed as a surveyor 5, for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), District 07, administrative gang unit 170, located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He is the owner of Jules A. Toupes, Jr., LLC, a Professional Land Surveying Company, which he operates on his off time from DOTD. Mr. Toupes stated that Meyers Engineering is not seeking nor does it currently have any contracts with DOTD, District 07, administrative gang unit 170. However, it has come to his attention that Meyer Engineers does have contracts to provide services to DOTD gangs in the Baton Rouge area.
|
|
La. R.S. 42:1111C(2)(d) prohibits a public servant and a legal entity in which the public servant exercises control or owns an interest from receiving any thing of economic value for services rendered to or for any person during his public service unless such services are neither performed for nor compensated by any person from whom such public servant would be prohibited by La. R.S. 42:1115(A)(1) or (B) from receiving a gift.
|
|
Adopt the proposed advisory opinion.
|
|
Assigned Attorney: |
Suzanne Mooney |
|
|