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Ethics Board Docket No. 2021-591 <br /> Page 2 of 9 <br /> II. <br /> JURISDICTION: <br /> 1. <br /> The BOE is an agency of the State of Louisiana domiciled in East Baton Rouge Parish, <br /> Louisiana. <br /> 2. <br /> The BOE is authorized to offer a Consent Opinion to Dr. Richardson by virtue of Section <br /> 1141C(3)(f) of the Ethics Code. <br /> III. <br /> FINDINGS OF FACT: <br /> 1. <br /> On November 6, 2018, Dr. Richardson was elected as School Board Member, District 7, <br /> Parish of St. Tammany, and was commissioned on January 1, 2019. As such, Dr. Richardson is a <br /> "public servant" as defined by La. R.S. 42:1102(19). The St. Tammany Parish School Board is <br /> the "agency" of Dr. Richardson as defined by La. R.S. 42:1102(2)(a)(vi). Dr. Richardson served <br /> as a member of the School Board continuously from January 1,2019 until her resignation effective <br /> December 29, 2021. <br /> 2. <br /> In 2015, Dr. Richardson was hired as the Chief Executive Officer of the Academy. At all <br /> times during her service as a member of the School Board, she was concurrently employed by the <br /> Academy as its Chief Executive Officer. <br /> 3. <br /> For the years 2019 and 2020,the Academy paid Dr. Richardson for her service as its Chief <br />