| Whether Patrick Furlong may own and operate a landscaping company and register the company with LAPELS while serving as the Shreveport Assistant City Engineer. |
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Patrick Furlong is a licensed professional engineer that was appointed Assistant City Engineer by the City of Shreveport. His areas of work include capital drainage projects, floodplan management, permit review and private development. This requires him to oversee that developments in special flood hazard areas are built to the correct elevation, review plans and inspect work on private developments where the streets, drainage, and sewer infrastructure meet the City's specifications. He reviews permit applications for the engineering department.
Mr. Furlong has a horticulturist license and wishes to start a landscaping company. He would like to register this company with LAPELS so he can use his professional engineer stamp with the company. The City of Shreveport currently pays for his and other City engineer's license renewal every two years. He does not anticipate that his work would be submitted to the City, as the City has no oversight over permitting for private landscaping. He states he would not solicit private work while serving in his public role.
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La. R.S. 42:1111C(2)(d) provides that no public servant 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 neither performed for nor compensated by any person from whom such public servant would be prohibited by R.S. 42:1115(A)(1) or (B) from receiving a gift.
La. R.S. 42:1111A(1)(a) prohibits public servants from receiving anything of economic value, other than compensation and benefits from the governmental entity to which he is duly entitled, for the performance of the duties and responsibilities of his office or position.
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Adopt proposed advisory opinion.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Brett Robinson |
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