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.THE A'T)ItNEY (;ENERAl.
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November 2, 1972
Hon. Bill McCoy Opinion No. M- 1259
County Attorney
Ector County Re: Does a conflict of interest
Odessa, Texas 79760 exist for an Ector County
Commissioner when his private
accounting firm is hired by
the 17-county Permian Basin
Regional Planning Commission
Dear Mr. McCoy: of which his county is a member?
You request our opinion as to the possibilities of
violations of the Commissioner's oath under Article 2340, Vernon's
Civil Statutes, due to an alleged conflict of interest resulting
from the hiring of a firm in which an Ector County commissione;
has an interest by the Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission.
The facts as outlined in your request are:
Ector County is a member of Permian Basin Regional Planning
Commission, organized pursuant to Article 1011m, Vernon's Civil
Statutes. The governing body of the Planning Commission is made up
of the county judges of the member counties. Yearly membership dues
are paid by Ector County as well as all other governmental members,
which funds, along with matching state and federal funds constitute
the annual operating budget of the Planning Commission. Subsequent
to the vote of the commissioner in qUestion, along with all other
members of Ector County Commissioners Court, for entry into the
Planning Commission and the appointment by the court of the County
Judge to the governing body, the Planning Commission hired a private
accounting firm, in which the Ector County Commissioner has an interest,
to perform some work for the Planning Commission.
Article 2340 provides for not only the official oath of
office for county commissioners, but also a written oath concerning
potential conflicts of interest with his public responsibilities
as follows:
". . . each Commissioner shall take the
official oath, and shall also take a written
oath that he will not be directly or indirectly-6170-
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