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Opinion Item
Opinion Type
Consent Opinion
Docket Number
2024-748
Parties Involved
Ross Meche
Agency at Issue
Town of Arnaudville
Decision Date
1/9/2026
Law
1113A
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The Board found Ross Meche violated La. R.S. 42:1113A when he submitted a bid for a surplus cargo trailer to the Town of Arnaudville while his brother, Todd Meche, served as Mayor of the Town.
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t <br /> Ethics Board Docket No, 2024-748 ' <br /> Page 4 of 8 � <br /> , <br /> IV. PROVISIONS OF LAW: � <br /> I <br /> 23. � <br /> I <br /> 5ection 1113A af the Ethics Code prohibits a public servant immediate family from � <br /> entering into any c;ontract, subcontract, or other lransaction that is under che supervision ar i <br /> ; <br /> jurisdiction of the agency o£suchpublic servant. � <br /> La.RS.42:1113A: ' <br /> I <br /> IVo public serv�nt,excluding any legislator and any appointed member of any board � <br /> of commission and any member of a governing authority of a parish with a <br /> population of ten thousand or less,or member af sucl�a pubIic servant's iznmediate � <br /> farnily, or Iegal entity in which he has a controlling interest shall bid on or enter i <br /> into�ny contraet, subcont�•act, ar ott�e�•transactian that is under the supervision or i <br /> jurisdiction of tl�e agency of such p��blic servant. <br /> i <br /> z4. i <br /> �� <br /> The followii�g te�rns are defined in Section l la2 nfthe Ethics Coda and a1e reievant when <br /> analyzing the above Section: � <br /> La. R.S. 42:1102(2)(A}(vi) defines "agency," for public sez�vants of political . <br /> subdivisions,to mean the agency in�rvl�ich tile public servant serves,except that for ' <br /> meznbers of a.uy governing authority and for the elected or appointed chief <br /> executive of a governmental entity, it sha11 mean the governm.ental entity. Public <br /> servants of political subdivisiQns shall include, but shalI not be limited to, elected <br /> officials a,nd public employees of mL�nicipalities, parishes, and other political <br /> subdivisions. <br /> La.R.S.42:1102 (9j defiiles"elected official"means any person holding an of�ce <br /> itt a gover�ental ex�tity which is filled by the vote of the appropriate electorate. It <br /> shall also inclade any person appointed to fill a vt�cancy in such of�'icEs. <br /> La. RS.42:1102 (13) defines "immediate family" as the term relates to a prxblic <br /> servant means his children, the spol�ses of his chiIdren, his brothers and their <br /> spouses,his sisters and their spouses,his parents,his spouse,and the parents of his <br /> - <br />
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