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Docket No. 21-483
 
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RE:
Advisory Opinion request from St. John Parish Library Director Tullos regarding whether the Code of Governmental Ethics would prevent the St. John Parish Council from appointing Peyton Falgoust to serve on the St. John the Baptist Parish Library Board of Control ("Library Board").
Facts:
Library Director Tullos provided that the Library Board maintains insurance coverage through Riverlands Insurance Agency ("Riverlands"). The Library Board's agent of record is Vincent Rollo and the account manager is Lili Castillo. Mr. Falgoust is employed by Riverlands. Mr. Falgoust does not own any part of Riverlands and does not benefit from the association of the Library and Riverlands Insurance Agency.
Law:
La. R.S. 42:1111C(2)(d) provides for payments from nonpublic sources as follows:

C. (2) No public servant and no legal entity in which the public servant exercises control or owns an interest in excess of twenty-five percent, shall receive any thing of economic value for or in consideration of services rendered, or to be rendered, to or for any person during his public service unless such services are: (d) Neither performed for nor compensated by any person from whom such public servant would be prohibited by R.S. 42:1115(A)(1) or (B) from receiving a gift.

La. R.S. 42:1115 provides with respect to gifts:

A. No public servant shall solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, anything of economic value as a gift or gratuity from any person or from any officer, director, agent, or employee of such person, if such public servant knows or reasonably should know that such person: (1) Has or is seeking to obtain contractual or other business or financial relationships with the public servant's agency.

B. No public employee shall solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, anything of economic value as a gift or gratuity from any person or from any officer, director, agent, or employee of such person, if such public servant knows or reasonably should know that such person:

(1) Conducts operations or activities which are regulated by the public employee's agency.

(2) Has substantial economic interests which may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the public employee's official duty.

Recommendations:
Adopt draft advisory opinion.
Assigned Attorney: Suzanne Mooney
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
Description:
2021-483- Draft Advisory Opinion
2021-483 - Advisory Opinion Request Andrea F. Tullos