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• COMMISSION ON ETHICS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES DATED: December 15, 1987 ADVISORY OPINION NO. 87 -229 RE: Opinion concerning whether volunteer advisers to a Governor-Elect are "public employees" subject to the Code of Governmental Ethics The Commission on Ethics for Public Employees ( "the Commission ") has received a request for an advisory opinion from Governor-Elect Buddy Roemer. The thrust of the request is to determine whether p^sons such as certified public accountants, attorneys, engineers, bankers, architects, investment brokers, private health care providers and telecommunications • experts become "public employees," as defined by the Code of Governmental Ethics, by reason of their serving on a volunteer basis it f an advisory capacity to Governor -Elect Buddy Roemer. These volunteers would assist the Governor -Elect by collecting information and providing advice relative to the State's fiscal situation. It is represented in the request for the advisory opinion that: "1. These volunteers will be donating their time. That is, none of them will be compensated for their services by [the Governor - Elect], the Transition Office or the State of Louisiana. 2. All of their services will be rendered directly and solely to [the Governor - Elect]. 3. None of these volunteers will be supervising any elected official or public employee. Nor will these volunteers be supervised by any elected official or • public employee. To the contrary, they will si ply be developing information by examining public rec rds and conducting discretionary interviews with pu lic servants. No public servant will be compelle to talk with any of these volunteers.