Opinion No. (1980)

REQUESTED BY: Vincent Valentino, York County Attorney. May a county officer collect for services, supplies, and equipment furnished to the county by a company partly owned by said officer when said services, supplies and equipment were furnished without the benefit of a prior contract?

No, as to supplies. Yes, as to equipment and services as limited herein.

As you know, Neb.Rev.Stat. § 23-146 (Reissue 1977) provides that no county officer may be pecuniarily interested in or receive the benefit of any contracts with the county for any purpose when the consideration amounts to more than $5,000 in…