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Advisory opinion regarding whether William Mitcham, Mayor of the Town of Bernice, may lease or sell a building to a person that purchases products from a person that leases a building from the Town of Bernice. |
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William Mitcham is the Mayor of the Town of Bernice. Mayor Mitcham owns a building in the Town of Bernice. Mayor Mitcham would like to lease the building to a person that may transact business with a leasee of the Town of Bernice.
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La. R.S. 42:1111C(2)(d) prohibits a public servant and a legal entity in which the public servant exercises control or owns an interest from receiving any thing of economic value for services rendered to or for any person during his public service unless such services are neither performed for nor compensated by any person from whom such public servant would be prohibited by Section 1115(A)(1) or (B) from receiving a gift.
La. R.S. 42:1115A(1) prohibits a public servant from soliciting or accepting, directly or indirectly, any thing of economic value as a gift or gratuity from any person or from any officer, director, agent, or employee of such person, if such public servant knows or reasonably should know that such person has or is seeking to have a contractual, business or financial relationship with the public servant's agency.
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Adopt proposed advisory opinion.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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