Legal Question in Legal Ethics in New York
conflict of interest
town board member in control of budget for highway dept., who's son is the supervisor. Also in control of his salary.
Asked on 4/04/07, 11:14 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Johm Smith
tom's
Re: conflict of interest
That appears to be a conflict of interest that should be addressed in some way. I would need to research how the board is supposed to address this type of issue; presumably the board member should abstain from voting on son's salary, at a minimum.
Answered on 4/04/07, 11:33 am