| Advisory opinion from former Ascension Parish Engineer Rhonda Braud regarding whether the post-employment restrictions found in La. R.S. 42:1121B would prohibit her from seeking employment with CSRS, Inc. |
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Ms. Braud requested an advisory opinion regarding whether the post-employment restrictions found in La. R.S. 42:1121B would prohibit her from seeking employment with CSRS, Inc., if she were to terminate her public employment. Ms. Braud stated that she is currently employed by Ascension Parish Government as a Storm Water Manager. However, she previously served as an Ascension Parish Engineer for the Water and Sewer Department until that job was privatized when Ascension Parish contracted with CSRS. Ms. Braud provided that as an Engineer, she would review drainage studies and construction plans for subdivisions and commercial developments. She provided that Ascension Parish has contracted with CSRS, a private firm, to perform the tasks that she did for the Parish. Ms. Braud has asked if she can be employed by CSRS and perform the same services that she previously performed for Ascension Parish. Additionally, she wanted to know about future proposals and would there be any restriction on CSRS partnering with another private firm whose work she may have reviewed in the past if the partnership project does not conflict with the work being done by either of the private firms. Ms. Braud provided that she was not an agency head or section chief and that she did not participate in the decision to privatize the engineer position in the Ascension Parish Water and Sewer Department.
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La. R.S. 42:1121 B(1) provides that no former public employee shall, for a period of two years following termination of his public employment, assist another person, for compensation, in a transaction, or in an appearance in connection with a transaction in which such former public employee participated at any time during his public employment and involving the governmental entity by which he was formerly employed, or for a period of two years following termination of his public employment, render, any service which such former public employee had rendered to the agency during the term of his public employment on a contractual basis, regardless of the parties to the contract, to for, or on behalf of the agency with which he was formerly employed.
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Adopt draft advisory opinion.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Suzanne Mooney |
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