Hune Addresses Conflict of Interest Law at Brighton School Board Meeting
Superintendent Greg Gray said Brighton the new law does not apply to the Brighton Board of Education.
Sen. Joe Hune, R-Hamburg Township, attended a Brighton Area Board of Education meeting Monday night to address Public Act 606 of 2012, also known as the Conflict of Interest law. Hune authored the bill that ensures that a school board member, legal counsel or consultant would have to disclose whether he or she has a conflict of interest and exactly what the conflict is, then abstain from voting. It was one of many bills passed during the Legislature's lame-duck session in December and was signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on Jan. 8. "I think it's good public policy, I think it's the right thing for the taxpayers and ultimately, I think it's the right thing for the children too," Hune said. The new law describes family members as not only spouses …
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George Kilpatrick
1:32 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
I think it's ridiculous that we actually had go so far as to to enact legislation to assist with keeping board members ethical. Maybe the current board has ethical convictions but it seems that previous board members have been less than ethical. I hope someday this legislation is expanded to ALL public/municipal boards. more ›