In re Schneckenburger

DIXON, Chief Justice.

The issue here is whether the Code of Ethics for Governmental Employees was violated when the Director of Inspection and Code Enforcement for the City of Har-ahan bought a city lot, obtained a zoning variance on the lot, and later sold the property at a profit to a contractor/builder, who obtained a permit to build including the variance.

*498The Commission on Ethics for Public Employees held that Peter Schneckenburger violated R.S. 42:llll(C)(2)(d) and R.S. 42:1113(A) of the Code of Ethics for Governmental Employees and fined him $1000 for each of the two violations. The…