Legal Opinion
Graham v. McGrail
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 9, 1976PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBraucher, J.
We are asked to resolve a question under G. L. c. 268A, § 19 (a) , 2 inserted by St. 1962, c. 779, § 1, the conflict of interest law. An employee of the school department of the town is a member of the immediate family of a member of the school committee. To what extent, if any, may the committee member participate in the adoption of the school budget? We hold that participation is forbidden only with respect to those budget items in which the employee has a financial interest. The scope of the prohibition is further elaborated below.
The plaintiff, one of five members of the school committee,…
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