Opinion No. (1979)

Dear Mr. Russell,

The Attorney General is in receipt of your request for an opinion wherein you ask, in effect, the following questions:(1) May a Rural Water District Board of Directors enter into a contractwith a development corporation which requires the ultimate acceptance ofwater lines constructed by a board member's employer where thedevelopment corporation and the corporation employing the board memberare managed and controlled by the same officers? (2) Does the Board member's employment with the construction firmconstitute a sufficient direct or indirect interest to render thecontract…