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Dear Mr. Mills:

You have requested an Attorney General's opinion on issues relating to dual officeholding and St. Martin Parish's Home Rule Charter.

You state you are presently serving a four year term as a councilman on the St. Martin Parish Council as well as a five year term on the board for Hospital Service District No. 2 (hereinafter the "District") in that same parish. Additionally, you serve on the St. Martin Parish Economic Development Authority Board (hereinafter "SMEDA"). Your appointment on that board is by a municipality within St. Martin Parish. A main source of funding for SMEDA…