Opinion No. (2002)

BILL LOCKYER Attorney General ANTHONY S. DA VIGO Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE MARGUERITE BATTERSBY, CITY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, CITY OF ADELANTO, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. May a person serve simultaneously as a city council member and a deputy county counsel? 2. May a city council, one member of which is serving simultaneously as a deputy county counsel, enter into a contract with the county to obtain law enforcement services? 3. May a city council member, who is serving simultaneously as a deputy county counsel, participate in the city's contract negotiations with the county to obtain law enforcement services? CONCLUSIONS 1. A person may serve simultaneously as a city council member and a deputy county counsel. 2. A city council, one member of which is serving simultaneously as a deputy county counsel, may enter into a contract with the county to obtain law enforcement services, provided that the member's employment is disclosed to the council at the time of consideration of the contract and noted in its official records. 3. A city council member, who is serving simultaneously as a deputy county counsel, may participate in the city's contract…