Opinion number
203
Date Adopted
Subject
Conflicts of Interest/Use of public funds to pay expenses/Meaning and consequences of business association
Requested by
James B. Gessford, Attorney for Lincoln Public Schools
Summary
A school board member who submits expenses for reimbursement may not vote on his/her own reimbursement because of a direct financial interest in that vote. A school board member who is also a board member of officer of the Nebraska Association of School Board has a business association with the NASB and may not vote on questions of financial gain or detriment to NASB.
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