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Agency'Tracking leo. 202 3-417 <br /> Page 6 of 8 r <br /> (h) La. R.S. 42:1102(18) {public Employ,"} to mean anyone, whether <br /> compensated or not,who is 1 an administrative officer or official of go ernrnental <br /> entity who is not filling an elective office.(ii)appointed by any elected official when <br /> acting in an official capacity,and the appointment is to a post or position wherein the <br /> appointee is to serve the governmental entity or an agency thereof, either as a <br /> member of an agency,or as an employee thereof. (iii)engaged in the performance of <br /> a governmental function.(iv)under the supervision or authority of an elected official <br /> or another employee of the governmental entity, <br /> (i)La.R.S.42:11.02(19)defines"Public servant's to mean a public employee <br /> or an elected official, <br /> 0) La. R.S. 42:1153B Upon a determination that any public employee or <br /> other person has violated any provision of any law within the Jurisdiction of the <br /> Board of Ethics except violations of the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act Which <br /> shall be governed by Chapter 11 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Devised Statutes of <br /> 1950, the Ethics Adjudicatory Board may remove, suspend, or order a reduction in <br /> pay, or demotion of the public employee or other person, or impose a fine of not <br /> more than ten thousand dollars, or both. <br /> (kc) La. R.S. 42:1155A If an investigation conducted pursuant to this Tart <br /> reveals that any public servant or other person has violated any law within the <br /> jurisdiction of the Board of Ethics to his economic advantage, and after an <br /> adjudicatory hearing on the nutter, the Ethics Adjudicatory Board may order the <br /> payment of penalties.Recovery may include,in addition to an amount equal to such <br /> economic advantage,penalties not to exceed one half of the amount of the economic <br /> advantage. <br /> v. <br /> - PRAYED FOR RELIEF <br /> L <br /> Based on the foregoing alleged facts herein,Mary Trichell,while serving as a member of the <br /> Board of Commissioners of the Madison Parish Hospital Service District, violated La. R.S. <br /> 42;1111 ( )(d) by receiving a.thing of economic value for services rendered to Delta.Bank as an <br />