| Advisory Opinion request from LaFourche Ambulance District #1 on behalf of Brian Marts regarding his cement company acting as a subcontractor for the District. |
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On June 11, 2019, Brian Marts was appointed as a Board Member for the Lafourche Ambulance District No. 1. Mr. Marts is the Vice-President and co-owner of Clarence Marts Contractors, Inc. Prior to his appointment, the Lafourche Ambulance District No. 1 requested bids for the construction of an Operations Station. The Contractor awarded the construction project would like to hire Clarence Marts Contractors, Inc. to perform cement work for the Operations Station.
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La. R.S. 42:1113B provides that no appointed member of any board or commission, member of his immediate family, or legal entity in which he has a substantial economic interest shall bid on or enter into or be in any way interested in any contract, subcontract, or other transaction which is under the supervision or jurisdiction of the agency of such appointed member.
La. R.S. 42:1111C(2)(d) provides that no public servant and no legal entity in which the public servant exercises control or owns an interest in excess of twenty-five percent, shall receive any thing of economic value for or in consideration of services rend ered, or to be rendered, to or for any person during his public service unless such services are: (d) Neither performed for nor compensated by any person or from any officer, director, agent, or employee of such person, if such public servant knows or reasonably should know that such person has or is seeking to obtain contractual or other business or financial relationships with the public servant's agency.
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Adopt the proposed advisory opinion.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
David Bordelon |
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