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1 4. <br /> Mr. Zahn has not paid the outstanding balance of$3,213.00 owed to CSW in connection <br /> x h CSW providing legal services to Mr. Zahn is his personal capacity. <br /> Iv. <br /> ETHICS CODE PROVISIONS <br /> 15. <br /> La.R.S.42:1112(B)(5)6 <br /> No public servant, except as provided in R.S. 42-11120, sliall participate in a <br /> transaction involving the gove unental entity in which, to his actual knowledge, <br /> any of the following persons has a substantial economic interest P <br /> (5) Any person who is a party to an existing contract with such public servant . <br /> and who by reason thereof is in a position to affect directly the economic interests <br /> of such public servant. <br /> 16, <br /> La.1 R.S.4 :1115(A)(I)IR <br /> To public servant shall solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any thing of <br /> economic value as a gift or gratuity from any person or froin any officer, director, <br /> agent, or employee of such person, if such public servant knows or reasonably <br /> should Imow that such.person: <br /> (1) Has or is seeking to obtain contractual or other business or financial <br /> relationships with the public servant's agency; <br /> 17. <br /> La. R.S. 42:1102 provides the following relevant definitions when analyzing the above <br /> Sections: <br /> (2)(a) "Agency"means a department,office,division,agency, commission,board, <br /> committee, or other organizational unit of a governmental entity. For purposes of <br /> this Chapter, "agency of the public servant" and "his agency" when used in <br /> reference to the.agency of a public servant shall mean: <br /> (Vi')For public servants of political subdivisions,it shall mean the agency its which <br /> the public servant serves, except that for members of any governing authority at-id <br /> for the elected or appointed chief executive of a govenunental entity,it shall mean <br /> Page 5 of 9 (Docket No, 2022-081) <br />