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Docket No. 19-842
 
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RE:
Advisory opinion regarding whether members of the West Feliciana Parish Hospital Service District are required to file annual personal financial disclosure statements pursuant to R.S. 42:1124.2.1.
Facts:
The West Feliciana Parish Hospital Service District was created by West Feliciana Parish pursuant to the authority in R.S. 46:1051. West Feliciana Parish has a population of 15,625.
Law:
La. R.S. 42:1124.2.1D(1)(b) states that a "board or commission" shall not mean (i) the governing authority of a parish, (ii) any board or commission or like entity that governs a political subdivision created by a single parish governing authority of a parish with a population of two hundred thousand or less, or any subdistrict of such a political subdivision, (iii) the governing authority of a municipality, (iv) any board or commission or like entity that governs a political subdivision created by a single municipal governing authority of a municipality with a population of twenty-five thousand or less, or any subdistrict of such a political subdivision, (v) a board of directors of a private nonprofit corporation that is not specifically created by law, or (vi) any board or commission that does not have the authority to expend, disburse, or invest more than fifty thousand dollars of funds in a fiscal year and whose members are not eligible to receive any compensation, per diem, or reimbursement of expenses for services on the board or commission.
Recommendations:
Adopt proposed advisory opinion.
Assigned Attorney: Tracy Barker
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
Description:
2019-842 Draft Opinion (2)
2019-842 Request for Opinion