Opinion No. (2003)

BILL LOCKYER Attorney General DANIEL G. STONE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE WESLEY CHESBRO, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. May a member of the board of directors of a community services district remain on the board after filing a lawsuit against the district challenging the board's issuance of a development permit to the owner of property adjacent to the director's property? 2. Assuming that the director remains on the board, may the district and the director enter into an agreement settling the lawsuit? CONCLUSIONS 1. A member of the board of directors of a community services district may remain on the board after filing a lawsuit against the district challenging the board's issuance of a development permit to the owner of property adjacent to the director's property. 2. Assuming that the director remains on the board, the district and the director may not enter into an agreement settling the lawsuit. ANALYSIS We are informed that a community services district manages groundwater resources and provides wastewater treatment within the district's boundaries. It is governed by a board of directors consisting of five…