| Advisory opinion regarding whether David Sonnier, a member of the Acadia Fire Protection District 10 Board of Directors, may accept employment with businesses that do business with the Acadia Fire Protection District 10. |
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David Sonnier is a member of the Acadia Fire Protection District 10 Board of Directors. He has recently been offered a part-time job with Daigle Hardware. Mr. Sonnier seeks an opinion as to whether he may accept this job. He also states that many local business transact business with the Acadia Fire Protection District 10, and seeks an opinion as to whether he can accept employment with these businesses.
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La. R.S. 42:1111C(2)(d) provides that no public servant and no legal entity in which the public servant exercises control or owns an interest in excess of twenty-five percent, shall receive any thing of economic value for or in consideration of services rendered, or to be rendered, to or for any person during his public service unless such services are: (d) Neither performed for nor compensated by any person or from any officer, director, agent, or employee of such person, if such public servant knows or reasonably should know that such person has or is seeking to obtain contractual or other business or financial relationships with the public servant's agency; conducts operations or activities which are regulated by the public employee's agency; or has substantial economic interests which may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the public employee's official duty.
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Adopt the proposed advisory opinion.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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