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Docket No. 11-1847
 
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RE:
Advisory opinion regarding whether Larry Rancher, a member of the Delhi Board of Aldermen, may be employed with Denbury Resources, Inc.
Facts:
Larry Rancher serves on the Delhi Board of Aldermen. Denbury Resources, Inc., is hiring workers in the Delhi area. Denbury Resources has previously secured a seismic permit from the Board of Aldermen.

Law:
R.S. 42:1111C(2)(d) prohibits a public servant from accepting anything of economic value from a person who has or is seeking to have a contractual, business, or financial relationship with the public servant's agency.

R.S. 42:1112B(3) states that no public servant shall participate in a transaction involving the governmental entity in which, to his actual knowledge, any person of which he is an officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee has a substantial economic interest.

Recommendations:
Adopt proposed advisory opinion.

Assigned Attorney: Deidra Godfrey
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
Description:
2011-1847 draft opinion
2011-1847- Advisory Opinion Request