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Docket No. 20-250
 
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RE:
Advisory opinion request regarding post-employment restrictions that would apply to Sharon L. Barthelemy as a former employee of the City of New Orleans.
Facts:
Sharon L. Barthelemy was employed part-time as an Assistant Treasurer in the Finance Department with the City of New Orleans until the end of January 2020. Her duties included assisting with the installation of a new software system for ad valorem tax collection. Ms. Barthelemy has been asked to contract through an employment agency to provide training services to her former agency related to the software system that she assisted in installing. Specifically, her duties would be limited to developing a training manual and training staff how to properly use the new software system for ad valorem tax collection. While Ms. Barthelemy was employed as an Assistant Treasurer, she did not develop training manuals or provide training to staff as to the use of the new software system for ad valorem tax collection.
Law:
Section 1121B of the Ethics Code prohibits a former public employee, for a period of two years following the termination of his public employment, from assisting another person, for compensation, in a transaction involving the governmental entity of the former public employee, in which the public employee participated at any time during his public employment.

Additionally, Section 1121B prohibits a former public employee, for a period of two years following the termination of his public employment, from rendering the same service which he rendered during his public employment on a contractual basis to, for, or on behalf of his former agency.

La. R.S. 42:1102(16) defines "person" to mean an individual or legal entity other than a governmental entity, or an agency thereof.

Recommendations:
Adopt the proposed advisory opinion.
Assigned Attorney: Tracy Barker
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
Description:
2020-250 Draft Advisory Opinion2
2020-250 - Advisory Opinion Sharon L. Barthelemy