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Docket No. 21-053
 
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RE:
Advisory Opinion for Chris Dunn, employee of Louisiana Housing Corporation, relating to potential employment by Quad Area Community Action Agency.
Facts:
Chris Dunn is currently employed by the Louisiana Housing Corporation ("LHC") in the Construction Compliance and Energy Department as an Admin Program Specialist C. In such role, his responsibilities include assisting LHC in managing the delivery of services provided under the Department of Energy Weatherization Assistance Program.
Quad Area Community Action Agency, Inc. ("Quad Area") is a non-profit community action agency that LHC contracts with to provide and install weatherization measures. Quad Area may be considered a quasi-public entity.
Mr. Dunn seeks to be employed by Quad Area as Weatherization Program Director, which role includes overseeing and administering the weatherization program, including interacting with LHC in its supervisory capacity.
Law:
La. R.S. 42:1121B provides that no former public employee shall (1) for a period of two years following the termination of his public employment, assist another person, for compensation, in a transaction, or in an appearance in connection with a transaction in which such former public employee participated at any time during his public employment and involving the governmental entity by which he was formerly employed, or (2) for a period of two years following the termination of his public employment, render, any service which such former public employee had rendered to the agency during the term of his public employment on a contractual basis, regardless of the parties to the contract, to, for, or on behalf of the agency with which he was formerly employed.
La. R.S. 42:1102(16) defines "person" to mean an individual or legal entity other than a governmental entity, or an agency thereof.

Bankston v. Board of Ethics for Elected Officials, 715 So.2d 1181 (La. 1998) held that Quad Area was properly defined as a person for the purposes of the Code of Governmental Ethics.


Recommendations:
Adopt proposed advisory opinion.
Assigned Attorney: Charles Reeves
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
Description:
2021-053 draft advisory opinion
2021-053 - Advisory Opinion Request Chris Dunn
2021-053- AO 2005-429
2021-053- AO 2010-204
2021-053- Bankston case