| Request for an advisory opinion on behalf of the Livingston Parish Fire Protection District No. 10 ("Fire District") as to whether the Code of Governmental Ethics ("Code") permits BFA of Louisiana, Inc., ("BFA") to continue to contract for goods and services with the Fire District. |
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Dale Hayden has served on the Fire District Board since January 25, 2024. He began employment with BFA in March 2024 and currently serves as the Regional Sales Manager for New Apparatus Sales covering Louisiana and Mississippi.
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La. R.S. 42:1113B prohibits an appointed member of any board or commission, member of his immediate family, or a legal entity in which he has a substantial economic interest, from bidding or entering into or having a substantial economic interest in any contract, subcontract, or other transaction which is under the supervision or jurisdiction of the agency of such appointed member.
La. R.S. 42:1111C(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. 42:1115A No public servant shall solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any thing 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.
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Adopt the proposed Advisory Opinion.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Mallory Guillot |
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