Opinion No. (2001)

Dear Representative Calvey,

¶ 0 This office has received your request for an official Attorney General Opinion asking, in effect, the following questions:

1. Is it a conflict of interest for an elected city official tovote on a city contract with a private entity which employs thatcity official, when the city official has no proprietary interestin the private entity, and the city official's compensation isnot paid out of any funds received by the private entity from thecity?

2. If so, can the conflict of interest be avoided, if the cityofficial recuses himself or herself from any vote…