Informal Opinion No.

Herschel Greenbaum, Esq. Village Attorney, Buchanan

You have asked whether under certain circumstances the chairman of your village's planning board has a conflict of interests.

You have indicated that the son of the chairman, who is a first year law student, made application for summer employment to a law firm that represents clients before the village's planning board. The law firm represents the developer of the three largest and most controversial projects in the village. The application by the son was made at a time when these substantial projects were before the planning board for review.…