Attorney General Opinion No.

The Honorable Clyde D. Graeber State Representative, 41st District 2400 Kingman Leavenworth, Kansas 66048

The Honorable L. Candy Ruff State Representative, 40th District 321 Arch Leavenworth, Kansas 66048

Dear Representatives Graeber and Ruff:

You request our opinion concerning whether K.S.A. 13-2903 disqualifies the son of a city commissioner from being appointed as a police officer in the city of Leavenworth, a city of the first class which utilizes a commissioner-city manager form of government.

K.S.A. 13-2903 states as follows:

"The relatives by blood or marriage of the mayor or any…