Opinion No. (2000)

BILL LOCKYER Attorney General CLAYTON P. ROCHE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE LLOYD W. PELLMAN, COUNTY COUNSEL, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, has requested an opinion on the following question: Does the prohibition against participation by a board member of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority in a contract decision if he or she received in the past four years a campaign contribution exceeding $10 from a person submitting a proposal for the contract apply to (1) contributions received during the four years immediately prior to January 1, 1998, and (2) contributions received from persons who submitted proposals for the contract but were not selected by staff employees for approval and acceptance by the board? CONCLUSION The prohibition against participation by a board member of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Authority in a contract decision if he or she received in the past four years a campaign contribution exceeding $10 from a person submitting a proposal for the contract applies to (1) contributions received during the four years immediately prior to January 1, 1998, and (2) contributions received from persons who submitted proposals for the contract but were not…