§707. Policies; procurement; employees
A.The regional authority shall establish procurement policies and procedures
consistent with the procurement policies of the FAA and any applicable state laws or rules,
including any competitive bidding requirements.
B.The regional authority may enter into a lease purchase or installment purchase
contract for a period not to exceed the anticipated useful life of the item purchased. The
authority may enter into a cooperative purchasing agreement with the state, another public
entity, or an external procurement activity as defined in R.S. 39:1556 for the purchase of
goods, including but not limited to recycled goods, and services necessary for the operation
of the authority.
C.A member of the board or an officer, appointee, or employee of the regiona
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§707. Policies; procurement; employees
A. The regional authority shall establish procurement policies and procedures
consistent with the procurement policies of the FAA and any applicable state laws or rules,
including any competitive bidding requirements.
B. The regional authority may enter into a lease purchase or installment purchase
contract for a period not to exceed the anticipated useful life of the item purchased. The
authority may enter into a cooperative purchasing agreement with the state, another public
entity, or an external procurement activity as defined in R.S. 39:1556 for the purchase of
goods, including but not limited to recycled goods, and services necessary for the operation
of the authority.
C. A member of the board or an officer, appointee, or employee of the regional
authority shall be a public servant pursuant to R.S. 42:1102(19), and is subject to any other
applicable law with respect to conflicts of interest. The board shall establish an ethics policy
governing the conducting of airport business and the conduct of airport employees. The
regional authority shall establish policies that are no less stringent than those provided for
public officers and employees by R.S. 42:1101 et seq. and coordinate efforts for the regional
authority to preclude the opportunity for and the occurrence of transactions by the regional
authority that would create a conflict of interest involving members of the board or
employees of the authority.
D. A member of the board or an officer, appointee, or employee of the regional
authority is not subject to personal liability when acting in good faith within the scope of his
or her authority and is not subject to liability for any liability of the regional authority. The
board may defend and indemnify a member of the board or an officer, appointee, or
employee of the regional authority against liability arising out of the discharge of his or her
official duties. A regional authority may procure an insurance policy or policies to cover
members of the board and officers, appointees, and employees of the regional authority from
personal loss or accountability for liability asserted by a person with regard to bonds or other
obligations of the regional authority, or from any personal liability or accountability by
reason of the issuance of the bonds or other obligations or by reason of any other action taken
or the failure to act by the regional authority. The regional authority may also purchase and
maintain insurance on behalf of any person against any liability asserted against the person
and incurred by the person in any capacity or arising out of the status of the person as a
member of the board or an officer or employee of the regional authority, whether or not the
regional authority would have the power to indemnify the person against that liability under
this Subsection.