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such person has or is seeking to have a contractual, business or financial relationship with the public servant's agency. La.R.S.42:1102(18)(a) defines"public employee" to mean anyone,whether compensated or not, who is: (i) An administrative officer or official of a governmental entity who is not filling an elective office. (ii) 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. (iii) Engaged in the performance of a governmental function. (iv) Under the supervision or authority of an elected official or another employee of the governmental entity. La. R.S. 42:1102(19) defines "public servant" means a public employee or an elected official. La. R.S. 42:1102(2)(a)(iv) 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(a)(iv) For public servants in the legislative branch of state government, it shall mean the agency or house of the legislature by which a public employee is employed and the legislative branch in the case of legislators. ANALYSIS You are a public employee pursuant to La. R.S. 42:1102(18)(a) and a public servant pursuant to La. R.S. 42:1102(19). Your agency is LLFO pursuant to La. R.S. 42:1102(2)(a)(iv). Pursuant to La. R.S. 42:1111 C(2)(d),you are prohibited from receiving a thing of economic value, through compensation received, for services rendered to the local behavioral health agency while there is a contractual, business, and/or financial relationship with your public agency. However, there is no contractual,business, and/or financial relationship between your public agency and the health agency. Therefore, it is permissible for you to render services to the health agency. CONCLUSION The Board concluded, and instructed me to inform you, that the Code permits you to perform notarial and accounting services for a private company on a part-time basis, and outside your normal working hours, for compensation while you are an employee at the Louisiana Legislative Fiscal Office. 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 2026-015)