| Consideration of a disqualification plan involving the supervision of Barry Sprague, Systems Specialist with the City of Kenner's Information Technology Department, while his brother, Jay Sprague, serves as the Director of Information and Technology. |
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Jay Sprague has been employed with the City of Kenner's (City) Information Technology Department (Department) as a Systems Specialist since 1997. He was promoted to the position of Director of Information and Technology in January of 2016. His brother, Barry Sprague, has been employed with the Department, as a Systems Specialist, since 2013.
Under the proposed disqualification plan, Jay will be disqualified from any and all appointing authority duties, decisions and/or approvals required by the City that directly affect the employment of Barry. Accordingly, Maria Leon, the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for the City, will be responsible for all supervisory duties and/or authority regarding matters affecting Barry's employment, including evaluations, disciplinary actions, promotions, demotions and raises.
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La. R.S. 42:1119A prohibits a member of the immediate family of an agency head from being employed in his agency.
La. R.S. 42:1119C allows a public employee that has been employed for at least one year prior to her immediate family member becoming the agency head to continue her employment and receive normal promotional advancements.
La. R.S. 42:1112B(1) provides that no public servant shall participate in a transaction involving the governmental entity in which, to his actual knowledge, any member of his immediate family has a substantial economic interest.
La. R.S. 42:1112(C) allows a disqualification plan to be developed in accordance with Chapter 14 of the Rules for the Board of Ethics to remove a public servant from participating in transactions that would otherwise present violations of Section 1112 of the Code.
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Accept the proposed disqualification plan.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Haley Williams |
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