| Disqualification Plan Request of Eric Mancuso Jr. with the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board. |
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In Docket No. 2017-700, the Board found no violation of the Code of Governmental Ethics ("Code") concerning Eric Mancuso Jr.'s continued employment by the SWBNO as a Utility Maintenance Master Specialist 1 in the Facility Maintenance Department, following his father, Eric Mancuso, Sr.'s promotion to Utility Service Administrator, based on the fact that he had been employed more than one year prior to his father becoming his agency head. A disqualification plan was approved by the Board which provided that all authority over Eric Mancuso Jr.'s employment was to be handled by his direct supervisor, Harry Quebedeaux. In the event Mr. Quebedeaux was unavailable, Rick Ranko and Bobby Brouillette agreed to handle any potential issues concerning his employment.
Mr. Mancuso's current supervisor, Harry Quebedeaux, is retiring soon. Mr. Mancuso has been named as his potential successor and would receive a promotion to the position of Utilities Master Maintenance Supervisor within the Facility Maintenance Department. His direct supervisor would be Bobby Brouillette, Utility Senior Services Manager. His father is still employed as Utility Service Administrator.
Mr. Mancuso's updated disqualification plan proposes that Bobby Brouillette will handle all issues concerning his employment, including promotions, disciplines, etc. In the event Mr. Brouillette is unavailable, SWBNO General Superintendent Robert Turner will handle all supervisory employment issues that may arise.
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La. R.S. 42:1119: No member of the immediate family of an agency head shall be employed in his agency.
La. R.S. 42:1119C(2) provides that the Code shall not prohibit the continued employment of any public employee nor shall it be construed to hinder, alter, or in any way affect normal promotion advancements for such public employee where a member of the public employee's immediate family becomes the agency head of such public employee's agency, provided such public employee has been employed in the agency for a period of at least one year prior to the member of the public employee's immediate family becoming the agency head.
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.
La. R.S. 42:1112C allows a disqualification plan to be developed in accordance with rules adopted by the Board to remove a public servant from participating in transactions that would otherwise present violations of Section 1112 of the Code.
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Approve the proposed disqualification plan.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
David Bordelon |
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