Commission faces unique ethics dilemma over conflict of interest

Posted on January 25, 2013

It is not uncommon for county commissioners to abstain from voting on a particular issue due to a potential conflict of interest. By state law, the commissioner must publicly announce the conflict and sign a form stating the reason for his or her abstention.

It is much less common, however, to have four of the five commissioners declare such a conflict on a single issue, which is what happened Tuesday evening with an item involving Buckeye Technologies.

Click here to sign up for our E-Edition and read the rest of the story!

Subscribe to our e-Edition and read the rest of the story. Already a subscriber? Click here to sign in.