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such person: (1) Has or is seeking to obtain contractual or other business or financial relationships with the public servant's agency. La. R.S. 42:1102(2)(a)(i) defines "agency" to mean a department, office, division, agency, commission, board, committee, or other organizational unit of a governmental entity. La.R.S. 42:1102(3)defines"agency head"to mean (3) "Agency head"means the chief executive or administrative officer of an agency or any member of a board or commission who exercises supervision over the agency. La. R.S. 42:1102(18)(a)(ii) defines "public employee' as any person who is appointed by any elected official when acting in an official capacity, and the appointment is to a post or position wherein the appointee is to serve the governmental entity or an agency thereof, either as a member of an agency, or as an employee thereof. La. R.S. 42:1102(19) defines"public servant"to include a public employee or an elected official. ANALYSIS Pursuant to La. R.S. 17:3999B(20)the Avoyelles Public Charter School is subject to the Code of Governmental Ethics. If appointed, Hope Gagnard's agency would be the Avoyelles Public Charter School Board pursuant to La. R.S. 42:1102(2)(a)(i). As an appointed member of a Board, the CPA is a public employee and public servant pursuant to 42:1102(18) and 1102(19). If appointed, La. R.S. 42:1111C(2)(d) would prohibit a public servant, from receiving any thing of economic value for or in consideration of services rendered, or to be rendered, to or for any person during her public service that has a contractual relationship with their agency. CONCLUSION The Board concluded and instructed me to inform you that the Code of Governmental Ethics prohibits Hope Gagnard from rendering compensated services to Ducote and Company while it has a contractual relationship with the Avoyelles Public Charter School if Hope Gagnard is promoted to the Avoyelles Public Charter School Board. Changes to the facts as presented may result in a different application of the provisions of the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics. The Board issues no opinion as to past conduct or as to laws other than the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics, the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act,the Lobbyist Disclosure Acts,and the conflict of interest provisions contained in the Louisiana Gaming Control Law. Page 2 of 3 (BD 2025-550)