Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided June 18, 1984Published
1Opinion of the Court
Honorable Michael J. Simmang Lee County Attorney P. O. Box 236 Giddings, Texas 78942
Re: Whether a member of a city council may be employed by a corporation doing business with the city
Dear Mr. Simmang:
You ask whether a member of the Giddings city council may continue to serve on the council while he is employed by a corporation that does business with the city. We conclude that there is no legal impediment to his serving, but that the contract entered into between the city and the general contractor would be void as contravening public policy.
You inform us that a member of the Giddings city…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Meyers v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
- City of Edinburg v. EllisTexas Commission of Appeals · 1933
- Delta Electric Construction Co. v. City of San AntonioCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1969
- Bexar County v. WentworthCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
- Woolridge v. FolsomCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978