| Advisory Opinion Request from City of Shreveport regarding Karanda Tucker, employee in the City of Shreveport Finance Department, regarding potential prohibited sources. |
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Advisory Opinion Request states the following:
Karanda Tucker is a Revenue Specialist III in the City of Shreveport's Finance Department, specifically in the Revenue Division. She works with tax sales and adjudicated property. Ms. Tucker also owns a business which assists persons with purchasing foreclosed and adjudicated properties.
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La. R.S. 42:1111C(2)(d) provides that 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 or from any officer, director, agent, or employee of such person, if such public servant knows or reasonably should know that such person has or is seeking to obtain contractual or other business or financial relationships with the public servant's agency; conducts operations or activities which are regulated by the public employee's agency; or has substantial economic interests which may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the public employee's official duty.
La. R.S. 42:1161A provides that every agency head shall file confidential reports with the board or panel on any matters that come to his attention which he believes may constitute a violation of this Chapter which is within the board or panel's jurisdiction.
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Decline to render an advisory opinion. Notify Ms. Tucker's agency head of this advisory opinion request and their obligation to report potential violations of the Code of Ethics under La. R.S. 42:1161A.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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