| Advisory opinion request regarding whether the former Chief Criminal Deputy of the Desoto Parish Sheriff's Office may contract with the Desoto Parish Sheriff's Office, Desoto Parish Police Jury, Desoto Parish School Board, Desoto Parish Water Systems or the Desoto Parish 911 System. |
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Horace Womack is the former Chief Criminal Deputy of the Desoto Parish Sheriff's Office. Mr. Womack retired in December 2017. While serving as the Desoto Parish Sheriff's Office, he was the head of the Criminal Section; however, none of his duties involved any purchases, approvals or services or recommendations for purchases. These duties were handled by the Chief Civil Deputy of the Desoto Parish Sheriff's Office.
Mr. Womack owns Womack's Sales & Services, which is a power equipment repair and parts business. He has been approached by the Desoto Parish Sheriff's Office to do repairs to their equipment and sell parts for their equipment upkeep.
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La. R.S. 42:1121A(1) provides no former agency head or elected official shall, for a period of two years following the termination of his public service as the head of such agency or as an elected public official serving in such agency, assist another person, for compensation, in a transaction, or in an appearance in connection with a transaction, involving that former agency or render any service on a contractual basis to or for such agency.
La. R.S. 42:1121B provides no former public employee shall, for a period of two years following the 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 the 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 proposed advisory opinion.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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