96-050-E     An individual serving on a municipal separate school board and on a municipal election commission should recuse himself from any action coming before the municipal election commission regarding a school bond issue election. Cautioned regarding §25-4-101 and §25-4-105(5). [4, 20, 21]

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]

96-099-E     Constitutional Section 109 and §25-4-105(2) prohibit the law firm of a former state agency board member from being bond counsel on a bond issue that includes the state agency's project(s) within one (1) year of the end of the former member's term. [1, 4, B]

96-124-E     The conflict of interest laws would not as such prohibit a legislator, individually or as a partner, from participating in the Mississippi Small Business Assistance Program when the authorizing legislation, including the bonding authority, was passed by the Legislature prior to the legislator taking office. Cautioned regarding Constitutional Section 109, §25-4-105(1) and (2), and §25-4-101. [4, 22, F]

96-128-E     1. The conflict of interest laws do not as such prohibit a county supervisor's business, including a publishing company, from using a bank that is also serving as a county depository.

2. If the county board of supervisors authorizes funds appropriated to the county economic council, then the supervisor would have a prohibited interest in the economic council's contract with his publishing company in violation of the above cited Constitutional Section 109 and Code Section 25-4-105(2).

3. The conflict of interest laws do not as such prohibit a county supervisor's business, including a publishing company, from accepting contracts, including advertising contracts, with commercial land developers.

4. The conflict of interest laws do not as such prohibit a county supervisor's business, including a publishing company, from accepting contracts, including advertising contracts, with an architecture firm that has contracted with another authority of the county government such as the county's civic center commission.

5. The conflict of interest laws do not as such prohibit a county supervisor's business, including a publishing company, from allowing a financial consultant to write a monthly column for the company, at no cost to the company, even though the financial consultant has in the past contracted with the county on bond issues and most likely will in the future.

6. The county supervisor will be responsible and liable for any illegal contract entered into by his publishing company even if the contracts were through his agents. Cautioned regarding §25-4-105(1) and (3)(d) and §25-4-101. [2, 4, 14, K]

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]