Opinion No. (2003)

BILL LOCKYER Attorney General THOMAS S. LAZAR Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE MARTHA M. ESCUTIA, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. May the board of a redevelopment agency enter into an agreement with a business firm that purchases goods and services from a board member who has been a supplier of goods and services to the firm for at least five years prior to the commencement of his current term of office, but not for five years prior to the commencement of his initial term of office, if the board member does not participate in or influence the making of the agreement? 2. May the board of a redevelopment agency enter into an agreement with a business firm that purchases goods and services from a board member who has been a supplier of goods and services to the firm if the board member first terminates his business relationship with the firm? CONCLUSIONS 1. The board of a redevelopment agency may enter into an agreement with a business firm that purchases goods and services from a board member who has been a supplier of goods and services to the firm for at least five years prior to the commencement of his current term of…