| Advisory opinion request from Grant Parish School Board Superintendent, Sheila S. Jackson, regarding whether the Code of Governmental Ethics would prohibit, newly elected Grant School Board member, Ms. Mary Bullock, from continuing her employment with the Bank of Montgomery. |
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Ms. Mary Bullock, will take office as the Grant Parish School Board member from District 1 in January of 2015. The Grant Parish School System has investment accounts with the Bank of Montgomery. Superintendent Jackson stated that Ms. Bullock is employed with the Bank of Montgomery as a Vice-President in charge of security, operations, and technology.
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La. R.S. 39:1233.1 provides that any member of a local depositing authority, including the chief executive officer thereof, may serve as an officer, director, or employee, whether compensated or not, of any national or state bank; provided that he shall recuse himself from voting in favor of any such bank and shall disclose the reason for such recusal by filing the same into the minutes or record of the local depositing authority and by forwarding a disclosure form to the Board of Ethics. The Board of Ethics shall develop, in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, a disclosure form to be utilized in complying with this provision of this Section.
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Adopt the proposed advisory opinion.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Suzanne Mooney |
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