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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> •, Lou; DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> 04, ° si <br /> `°" 9 LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> [w;�s.) P.O.BOX 4368 <br /> 'sZ/ ,` BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> °•Rios- ,,, (225)219-5600 <br /> J <br /> "'° FAX:(225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.la.gov <br /> October 21, 2019 <br /> Johnny Ray Carpenter <br /> Chief of Police <br /> Winnfield Police Department <br /> 405 South Jones Street <br /> Winnfield, Louisiana 71483 <br /> Re: Louisiana Board of Ethics <br /> Docket No. 2019-1091 <br /> Dear Chief Carpenter, <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics,at its meeting on October 18.,2019. considered your request <br /> for an advisory opinion as to whether the Code of Governmental Ethics (`Code") would <br /> prohibit Angie Curry from being hired as a full time police communications officer while <br /> her husband, Charles Curry, is employed as a lieutenant with the Winnfield Police <br /> Department. <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> Charles Curry is currently employed by the Winnfield Police Department as a Lieutenant. <br /> Mr. Curry's duties include training, fleet management, and logistics. His duties do not <br /> include participation in personnel decisions, such as hiring, evaluations, merit increases, <br /> promotions, and disciplinary actions. Mr. Curry is not a supervisor of communications <br /> officers. <br /> You ask whether Charles Curry's wife,Angie Curry, would be prohibited from being hired <br /> by the Winnfield Police Department as a full-time police communications officer. Any <br /> personnel decisions regarding Angie Curry would be made by you as Chief of Police. <br /> LAW& PRIOR ADVISORY OPINIONS <br /> La. R.S. 42:1119A provides that no member of the immediate family of an agency head <br /> shall be employed in his agency. La. R.S. 42:1102(3) defines "agency head" as the chief <br /> executive or administrative officer of an agency. <br /> La. R.S. 42:1112B(1) prohibits a public servant from participating in any transaction <br /> involving the governmental entity, in which any member of his immediate family has a <br /> substantial economic interest. <br /> Page 1 of 2 (Docket No. 2019-1091) <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />