| Disqualification Plan regarding Patricia Broussard with the Office of Finance & Management for Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government. |
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Patricia Broussard is employed by LCG as a Buyer II in the Purchasing Department of the Office of Finance and Management. Her duties include administration of contracts involving the Departments of Public Works and Transportation.
Ms. Broussard's son, Marc Broussard, has recently entered into a contract with the Lafayette Utilities Systems - Communications Division ("LUS Fiber") to compose a song for use in LUS Fiber commercials. The contract is under the supervision of the LUS Fiber Department. Any amendments to the contract are required to be approved by the Lafayette Mayor-President.
The LCG Purchasing Department is tasked with the duty of processing the invoice and preparing the check for presentation to the LCG Mayor-President for approval. The LCG Purchasing Department has no supervision over the terms or conditions of the contract. Patricia Broussard had no involvement in the discussions or negotiations regarding the LSU Fiber contract with her son. Ms. Broussard's duties do not require her to have any involvement in the contract.
The disqualification plan proposes that any processing of invoices for the contract will be handled by Tara Cazares, Buyer II, within the Purchasing Department of the Office of Finance and Management. Ms. Cazares will report to Ms. Oliver, which is already the standard chain of command.
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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. 42:1102(13) defines "immediate family" to include a public servant's child.
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 of Governmental Ethics.
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Approve the proposed disqualification plan.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
David Bordelon |
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