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or aily transaction under the supervision or jurisdiction of the a�ency of such public servant shall disclose certain information as set forth in Section 1114. La. R.S. 42:1102(2)(a)(vi) defines "agency" for public servants of political subdivisions to mean the agency in which the public servant serves, except that for inembers oi�any governing authority and �kor the elected or appointed chief executive of a governmental entity, it sl�all mean the governinental entity. La. R.S. 42:1102(12) defines "irnmediate family" as the term relates to a public servant to mean his c;hildren,the spouses of his children,his brothers and tlleir spouses,his sisters and their spouses, his parents, his spouse, and the parents of his spouse. La. R.S. 42:1102(15) defines "person" to mean an individual or legal entity other than a governmental entity, or an agency thereof. ANALYSIS Generally, La R.S. 42:111 ]C(2)(d)prohibits you from receiving any thing of economic value from TASC'JNO, including the communal benetit of your spouse's employment compensation, while "TASCUNO llas or is seeking to have a contractual, business, or financial relationship with you�• agency, NORA. However, La. R.S. 42:1111C(5)(a) provides a narrow exception that will permit yout• spouse's continued employ�nent with TASUNO while TASGNO has or is seeking such a relationship witll NORA if all six of the coi�dit�ions listed under La. 42:11 l 1C(5)(a) are be met. I-�erc, since your spouse llas been a wage-earning employee of TASC'7N0 f-or more than one year, your spouse's compensation from TASGNn would be substantially unaffected by its contractual, business, or financial relationship wit11 NOIZA, and neither you nor your spouse is an owner, ofticer,director,trustee,or partner in'I'ASUNO,the exception will permit your spouse's continued employment with TASGNO while NORA enters into a contract with TASGNO, as loug as you disqualify yourself f-rom participatin.g in any transaction involving NORA and 'I'ASGNO in accordance with La. IZ.S. 42:11 l 2C,you and your spouse file Form 423 with the Board either prior to or within ten (10) business days of the execution of the contract between NOIZA and TASGNO, and your spouse {-iles Forin 405 with the Board disclosing his income from TASC'rN0 by May 15`�' of each year that the contract between NORA and TASGNO is in cffect in accordance with La. RS. 42:1 l l4. CONCI_,USION "1'he Board concluded and instructed me to inform you that the Code does not prohibit NORA I�rom entering into a cox�tract with the joint venture team of HRI and TASGNO, and you wi]] not be prohibited ti•om receiving the benefit of your spouse's employment compensation from TASGNO w�hile NORA has a contract with '1 ASC'INO, provided you and your husband ineet all six of the conditioals listed under La. 42:1111C(5)(a). Form 405 and 423 can be found at cthics.la.gov/disclosures. A copy of each is enclosed for your reference. 1'11is advisory opinion is based solely on the facts as set forth herein. Changes to the facts as presented may result in a different application of the provisions of thc Code of Governmental P�ge 3 of 4 (f3D 202C-082)