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Docket No. 16-535
 
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RE:
Disqualification plan regarding the employment of Paige Paxton in the Driver Management Section of the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles while her sister, Staci Hoyt, serves as Deputy Commissioner of the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles.
Facts:
The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) submitted a disqualification plan indicating that Staci Hoyt, as Deputy Commissioner of OMV, will not supervise her sister, Paige Paxton while she is employed in the Driver Management Section of OMV. Staci Hoyt will be disqualified from any and all appointing authority duties regarding the employment of Paige Paxton. Any and all duties, decisions and approvals will be the responsibility of Karen St. Germain, Commissioner of OMV. Furthermore, Paige Paxton will be disqualified from all grading and recommendations submitted to the Deputy Commissioner for approval of selection.
Law:
La. R.S. 42:1112B(1) states 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.
Recommendations:
Approve the disqualification plan.
Assigned Attorney: Jennifer Land
 
 
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2016-535 - RAO