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Docket No. 12-1588
 
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RE:
Advisory opinion regarding whether the spouse of the Mayor for the City of Walker, Penny Font, may enter into a contract with Livingston Parish Convention & Visitors Bureau while her husband serves as Mayor of Walker.
Facts:
Penny Font states that she is the owner and director of Font New Media, a limited liability company registered in the State of Louisiana. Her company provides media consulting and general marketing services. She is married to Bobby Font, who is the Mayor of the City of Walker. She, through her company, would like to provide marketing services, such as designing and producing promotional materials, social media campaigns, and updating the website, to the Livingston Parish Convention & Visitors Bureau (Bureau). The mayor does not currently serve and has not previously served on the governing board for the Bureau, nor does he act in any administrative capacity on its behalf. The City of Walker does not contribute any funding to the Livingston Parish Convention & Visitors Bureau, although it did receive a one -time grant in 2010 from the organization for a public museum display.
Law:
Section 1113 of the Code prohibits a public servant, the immediate family of the public servant, or a legal entity in which he owns a controlling interest from entering into transactions that are under the supervision of the agency of the public servant.
Recommendations:
Adopt the proposed advisory opinion.
Assigned Attorney: Aneatra Boykin
 
 
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2012-1588
2012-1588- Advisory Opinion Request