Opinion No. (1990)

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS ASKED THAT I RESPOND TO YOUR RECENT REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THIS OFFICE, SEEKING LEGAL ADVICE CONCERNING A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IT DOES NOT APPEAR, HOWEVER, THAT IT IS EITHER NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE THAT AN OFFICIAL PUBLISHED RESPONSE BE PROVIDED, AS YOUR INQUIRY CANNOT BE ANSWERED PURELY AS A MATTER OF LAW.

IN YOUR LETTER YOU INQUIRE WHETHER IT WOULD BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR A CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO FUND A GRANT TO A PARTICULAR NON-PROFIT ENTITY, WHERE A PERSON SITS ON THE BOARD OF BOTH THE CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE NON-PROFIT…