96-003-E An individual elected coroner may not serve as a deputy sheriff for the county he serves as coroner. Violation of 25-4-105(3)(a). [10, 11, 13]
96-005-E A county may contract with the brother of the county's elected coroner to transport bodies for autopsies. [9, 10, 11, 31]
96-007-E A county may enter into a personal service contract with a former employee of its MIS department. [9, 11)
96-009-E An alderman may be employed as the county fire coordinator if there are no contracts existing between the municipality and the county that would cause the alderman to violate Constitutional Section 109 and Code Section 25-4-105(2) as a compensated county employee. Cautioned regarding 25-4-105(1). [6, 11]
96-010-E A county may not purchase parts from an equipment company employing the spouse of the county purchase clerk. Violates Code Section 25-4-105(1) and/or (3)(a). [9, 11, A]
96-015-E A county may not purchase parts from an equipment company employing the spouse of the county purchase clerk. Violates Code Section 25-4-105(1) and/or (3)(a) [9, 11, A]
96-016-E An alderman may not be employed as the compensated county fire ccordinator if there are contracts existing between the municipality and the county, especially a fire protection contract, that would cause the alderman to violate Constitutional Section 109 and Code Section 25-4-105(2) as a compensated county employee. [6, 11]
96-017-E A county deputy sheriff may be appointed town marshal of a municipality located within the county employing the deputy sheriff. Cautioned regarding 25-4-101 and 25-4-105(1). [7, 11, 13]
96-023-E The county's circuit clerk may not simultaneously serve as the county's justice court clerk as it would violate §25-4-105(3)(a). [11, 17, 29]
96-027-E A legislator may not accept employment with a county tourism commission if the tourism commission is funded by a state appropriation during the legislator's term or for one year thereafter. [9, 11, F]
96-030-E A county election commissioner may simultaneously serve as a member of the county's planning commission. Cautioned regarding §25-4-101 and §25-4-105(1). [9,11,21]
96-033-E A county election commissioner may simultaneously serve as a circuit court baliff. Cautioned regarding §25-4-101 and §25-4-105(1). [11,21,28]
96-035-E A deputy circuit clerk performing election duties such as operating voting machines may not be elected to the county election commission and remain as a deputy circuit clerk performing election duties as it violates §25-4-105(3)(a). A county election commissioner performing election duties such as operating voting machines for primary elections conducted by party executive committees is contrary to the policy set forth in §25-4-101. [11,17,21]
96-036-E A county employee's purchasing at a county tax sale is prohibited by §25-4-105(3)(b). [11,15]
96-047-E A county may employ the son of a county supervisor as a road department employee if the county is operating under a county-wide system of road administration if the son is totally and completely financially independent for the supervisor. Cautioned regarding §25-4-101 and §25-4-105(1) and(s). [9, 11, 14, 31]
96-049-E A person appointed to fill only an interim term on the county board of supervisors:
1. may not return to his previous employment position with the county district that he was serving as supervisor when the interim term is over within one year thereafter as to do so would violate Constitutional Section 109 and Code Section 25-4-105(2).
2. may not return to his previous employment position with the county district that he was serving as supervisor when the interim term is over even though he abstained from any vote concerning the budget of the county. [9, 11, 14]
96-052-E A county may employ the son of a county supervisor as a road department employee if the county is operating under a county-wide system of road administration if the son is totally and completely financially independent for the supervisor. Cautioned regarding §25-4-101 and §25-4-105(1) and(5). [9, 11, 14,31]
96-055-E A law firm that serves as the regular attorneys for the county board of supervisors may serve as bond counsel if provided for in their contract as the regular attorneys but may not have a separate contract to provide bond counsel services as it would violate §25-4-105(3)(a). [1,4, 11, 14]
96-061-E An assistant jail administrator may simultaneously hold the position of arson investigator since state statute requires that the arson investigator be a member of the sheriffs department. [11, 13]96-062-E A county's chief appraiser is not as such prohibited by the conflict of interest laws from simultaneously owning and operating a personal appraisal business. Cautioned regarding §25-4-101 and §25-4-105(1) and(s). [11, 15]
96-069-E A county board of supervisors may employ the child of the county's justice court clerk as a part time deputy justice court clerk. Cautioned regarding §25-4-101 and §25-4-105(1) and (5). [11, 14, 29, 31]
96-087-E §25-4-105(3)(a) prohibits a county's duel employment of an individual as a county requisition clerk and as a county veteran's officer. However, the individual's service as the uncompensated human resource agency director and as a member of a regional solid waste authority is not prohibited. Cautioned regarding §25-4-101. [11, 19]
97-088-E An individual elected constable may not serve as a deputy coroner for the county which he was elected to serve as constable. [10, 11, 16]
96-105-E §25-4-105(3)(a) prohibits a county tax assessor/collector from serving as a waste management manger/consultant to the board of supervisors of the county which he was elected to serve as tax assessor/collector. [11, 14, 15]
96-112-E An individual that has been elected to the office of county election commissioner may become an employee of the sheriff's department of the county as the elected and employment positions are in separate authorities of the county government thereby allowing the exception in §25-4-105(4)(h) to apply. Cautioned regarding §25-4- 105(1) and §25-4-101. [11, 13,21]
96-135-E The conflict of interest laws do not prohibit a secretary to the board of supervisors from serving as a county election commissioner as the county board of supervisors and the county election commission or separate authorities and the exception found in Code Section 25-4-105 (4)(h) applies. However, there may be problems under the election laws so the requestor was referred to the Attorney General. Cautioned regarding §25-4-105(1) and §25-4-101. [11, 14, 21]
96-136-E Code Section 25-4-105 (3)(a) prohibits a constable from simultaneously serving as the arson investigator for the county where the constable is elected to serve. [11, 13, 16]
96-137-E An attorney or a law firm that serves as the regular attorney[s] for the county board of supervisors may serve as bond counsel if provided for in their contract as the regular attorneys but may not have a separate contract to provide bond counsel services as it would violate §25-4-105(3)(a). A board attorney may be present when the board of supervisors considers the appointment of outside counsel if requested to be present by the board. Cautioned regarding §25-4-105(1). [1, 4, 11, 14]
96-146-E An individual currently serving in the position of county patrolman may simultaneously serve as an alderman/councilman of a municipality within the county which the patrolman serves. This is providing there are no contracts existing between the county and city in which the alderman/councilman would have a private pecuniary interest or an inherent interest. Cautioned regarding Constitutional Section 109, §25- 4-105(1) and (2) and §25-4-101. [6,11]
96-148-E An alderman may simultaneously be employed as a deputy medical examiner investigator/coroner for the county in which the municipality the alderman serves is located. This is providing there are no contracts existing between the county and municipality in which the alderman would have a private pecuniary interest or an inherent interest. Cautioned regarding Constitutional Section 109, §25-4-105(1) and (2) and §25-4-101. [6, 10, 11]