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Ethics Board Docket No. 2022-026 Page 9 of14 Staffs guidance and the continuation of institutional processes, while reasonable and made in good faith, did not technically satisfy PM-3's express procedural requirements. (t) The circumstances of this matter reflect what was, at most, an administrative oversight shared by multiple University offices and personnel, including Human Resources,the Chancellor's office, and the Chief of Staff, occurring during a period of organizational transition and made in the context of institutional complexity regarding the application of PM-3 to previously approved compensation arrangements. (u) Dr. Hollier's attempt to obtain retroactive presidential approval through the May 10, 2021 letter demonstrates his commitment to operating within established institutional frameworks and his recognition that formal approval processes serve important institutional purposes. This proactive effort to formalize the arrangement distinguishes this matter from cases involving willful circumvention of oversight or intentional policy violations. (v) Dr. Hollier has fully cooperated with the Board's investigation, has been forthcoming with information and documentation, acknowledges the technical nature of the procedural violation, and recognizes that proper adherence to compensation approval procedures is essential to institutional integrity and public accountability, even when all parties are operating in good faith belief that existing approvals and institutional guidance are sufficient. IV. PROVISIONS OF LAW 14. La. R.S. 42:1117 provides: No public servant or other person shall give, pay, loan, transfer, or deliver or offer to give, pay, loan, transfer, or deliver, directly or indirectly, to any public servant or other person any thing of economic value which such public servant or other