Attorney General Opinion No. 1990-059

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No. 1990-059 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under the common law general rule, it is against public policy for an officer to use his official appointing power to place himself in office, and all officers who have the appointing power are disqualified for appointment to the offices to which they may appoint. In our judgment, this rule applies to filling vacancies in the office of mayor or commissioner under K.S.A. 1989 Supp. 13-1806, and remaining members of the board of commissioners are not eligible for appointment to a vacant commission seat. Additionally, a remaining member does not become eligible for appointment to a vacant commission seat by resigning the position he currently holds on the board of commissioners. Cited herein: K.S.A. 1989 Supp. 13-1806.