Guest Linda Cusack Posted April 21, 2011 at 06:36 PM Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 at 06:36 PM Can two sisters living in the same house be on the same school board? Is this a conflict of interest?Thank you,Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted April 21, 2011 at 06:40 PM Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 at 06:40 PM No rule in RONR prohibits it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted April 21, 2011 at 06:49 PM Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 at 06:49 PM Can two sisters living in the same house be on the same school board? Is this a conflict of interest?Why, do they fight a lot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted April 21, 2011 at 08:05 PM Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 at 08:05 PM Can two sisters living in the same house be on the same school board? Is this a conflict of interest?What/where is the conflict? -- Between sister-and-sister?That is not what "conflict of interest" refers to."Conflict of interest" refers to "personal-to-organizational". -- Not "person to person".A conflict of interest will exist when a vote will result in a personal or pecuniary gain for the individual. The classic example is where the motion is to pay a vendor or a contractor for a product or service, and the vendor/contractor is a voting member of the organization.A sister/sister relationship won't likely ever generate such a conflict of interest.Possible? Yes. But not likely, not often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted April 21, 2011 at 11:03 PM Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 at 11:03 PM Can two sisters living in the same house be on the same school board?Are they twins? Do they get into all sorts of madcap misadventures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted April 22, 2011 at 01:00 AM Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 at 01:00 AM Can two sisters living in the same house be on the same school board?Nothing in RONR would prohibit it.Is this a conflict of interest?RONR does not use the term "conflict of interest." It does suggest that members should not vote on issues in which they have a personal or pecuniary interest not in common with other members (although they cannot be compelled to abstain). So there may be particular issues which come up in which one or both of the sisters should abstain from voting, but there is no reason they would be prevented from serving on the same board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted April 22, 2011 at 04:20 PM Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 at 04:20 PM Are they twins? Do they get into all sorts of madcap misadventures?Can anything happen? And, usually, does it? Most importantly, do hijinks ensue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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