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Advisory opinion request regarding whether Devon Kennedy may provide compensated services to Pyke's Driving Academy while he is employed with Slidell Fire District No.1. |
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Devon Kennedy is a professional firefighter employed with Slidell Fire District No. 1. Mr. Kennedy seeks employment with Pyke's Driving Academy, LLC. Mr. Kennedy will be providing in-class driving instruction as well as behind the wheel driving instruction for Pyke's Academy students.
Pyke's Academy has no contractual, business or financial relationships with the Slidell Fire District No.1. Mr. Kennedy does not teach any driving instruction as part of his job duties as a professional firefighter with the Fire District.
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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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