| Advisory opinion request regarding whether members of the Plaquemines Parish Civil Service Commission Board are required to file annual personal financial disclosure statements pursuant to La. R.S. 42:1124.2.1. |
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The Plaquemines Parish Civil Service Commission was created pursuant to the authority set forth in Article X, Section 15, of the Constitution of Louisiana of 1976. Article X, Section 15 of the Louisiana Constitution provides for the establishment of a parish civil service commission by the legislature or by the parish governing authority. The constitution provides that the civil service commission shall be approved by ordinance adopted by the governing authority of the parish. In 1996, a parish-wide election was held and the creation approved by a majority vote. The population of Plaquemines Parish is approximately 26,000.
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La. R.S. 42:1124.2.1 requires financial disclosure for each member and designee of a board or commission which has the authority to expend, disburse or invest $10,000 or more of funds in a fiscal year on or before May 15th of each year during which the person holds office and the year following termination of the holding of such office.
La. R.S. 42:1124.2.1D(1)(b) states that a "board or commission" shall not mean (i) the governing authority of a parish, (ii) any board or commission or like entity that governs a political subdivision created by a single parish governing authority of a parish with a population of two hundred thousand or less, or any subdistrict of such a political subdivision, (iii) the governing authority of a municipality, (iv) any board or commission or like entity that governs a political subdivision created by a single municipal governing authority of a municipality with a population of twenty-five thousand or less, or any subdistrict of such a political subdivision, or (v) a board of directors of a private nonprofit corporation that is not specifically created by law.
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Adopt the proposed advisory opinion.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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