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SATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> 01 Lops ULPAR'MFNT OF STA`E CIVIL SERVICE <br /> LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> P 7 30X x368 <br /> BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> (225)2'9-5600 <br /> FAX (225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> June 10. 2022 u.-ww_ethics la gov <br /> Scott Saunier <br /> 512 North Railroad <br /> Delcambre, LA 70528 <br /> Re: Docket No. 2022-433 <br /> Emergency Advisory Opinion <br /> Dear Mr. Saunier: <br /> By correspondence dated June 3, 2022 and received on June K. 2022, you requested an emergency <br /> advisory opinion regarding the propriety of you being appointed to a vacant position on the Iberia <br /> Parish Council, when you served as the parish's Chief Administrative Office (CAO) until your <br /> resignation in October 2021. <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> You served as the CAO for Iberia Parish until your resignation in October 2021. You are seeking <br /> an appointment to fill a vacancy on the Iberia Parish Council. The Parish Council will meet on <br /> June 14, 2022 to consider a resolution to appoint a person as Interim Council Member. <br /> ISSUE <br /> Can Mr. Saunier be appointed by the Iberia Parish Council to a vacant position on the Parish <br /> Council given the fact that previously served as the CAO of Iberia Parish Council until October <br /> 2021? <br /> LAW <br /> Rule 605 of the Rules of the Louisiana Board of Ethics allows the Ethics Administrator to issue <br /> an emergency opinion when the opinion must be rendered prior to the next regularly scheduled <br /> meeting of the Board. Pursuant to this Rule, and after consultation with the Chairman, this <br /> emergency opinion is therefore rendered. This opinion may be relied upon with impunity until <br /> such time as the Board adopts a contrary or qualifying opinion. <br /> La.R.S.42:1121 A(2)prohibits a former member of a board or commission,for a period of 2 years <br /> from the termination of his public service, from being appointed to a position by his fonner board <br /> or commission. <br /> ANALYSIS <br /> As CAO, Mr. Saunier was not a member of a board or commission. Therefore, the provision in <br /> La. R.S. 42:1121A(2) would not apply to his appointment to a position by the Iberia Parish <br /> Council. <br /> Page 1 of 2 (BD 2022-433) <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />