Author : Robert T. Stephan
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Book Synopsis Attorney General Opinion No. 1981-155 by : Robert T. Stephan
Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No. 1981-155 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The office of county attorney and city attorney are not incompatible as a matter of law. However, should a situation develop where an attorney holding both offices is confronted by a conflict of interest in representing both municipalities, such offices would be incompatible, and the attorney would be precluded as a matter of law from serving simultaneously in both positions. Attorney General Opinion No. 79-25 is affirmed. A currently serving city attorney is entitled, in the absence of constitutional or statutory provisions to the contrary, to hold over indefinitely until his successor is chosen and has qualified. Pursuant to K.S.A. 15-204, which statute requires the consent of the city council for the appointment of a city attorney in a city of the third class, the conferring or withholding of consent by the council is a discretionary act, and a council member need not state a reason for withholding his or her consent to appointments made by the mayor. Although the wisdom or prudence of any failure to confirm a mayoral appointment is not likely to be "second-guessed" by Kansas courts, an extended pattern of unreasonable rejections of mayoral appointments might constitute bad faith on the part of council members and be grounds for ouster proceedings. Attorney General Opinion No. 79-109 is affirmed. Cited herein: K.S.A. 15-204.