Opinion No.

The Honorable William L. "Bill" Walker, Jr. State Representative P. O. Box 1609 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203

Dear Representative Walker:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following question:

Is it a conflict of interest for a city councilman to be appointed and serve on a county board or commission, within the county where they hold their elective office?

There are, as a general rule, three categories of unlawful conflicts of interest: a constitutional conflict, a statutory conflict, and a conflict created by offices having incompatible duties. Byrd v. State, 240 Ark. 743,…