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Last post 3 months ago by BuckyB93. 4 replies replies.
Conflict of Interest Claus?
RiverRatRuss Offline
#1 Posted:
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Would there be a conflict of Interest if say a person holding a Treasurer Position for more than one committee in the same community be a conflict of interest? say like 4 committees? Think
Abrignac Offline
#2 Posted:
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Depends. Do the committees have conflicting mandates? Are there any ordinances prohibiting such? Absent that, is there sufficient checks and balances to ensure funds are appropriated as prescribed. Is the person filling these posts able to fully perform the duties required of each? If everything checks out, then there shouldn't be any conflicts simply because one person is doing the same thing for 4 different entities.
rfenst Offline
#3 Posted:
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RiverRatRuss wrote:
Would there be a conflict of Interest if say a person holding a Treasurer Position for more than one committee in the same community be a conflict of interest? say like 4 committees? Think

Is using money from one committee and reassigning it to committee break any ethics rules or laws? Context is critical. What organization and what committees?
BuckyB93 Offline
#4 Posted:
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Isn't the treasurer just suppose to manage the finances, keep records of transactions, reporting on the finances and keeping the books up to snuff and not have the power to make decisions on where the money goes? Just an accountant and book keeper duties. If that's the case, and it's done honestly and to the letter of the law then I don't see any conflicts.

That brings back a memory. A company I worked for had a quarterly meeting company meeting with all the employees where they would talk about the "state of the union." Things like what we accomplished, what are the current challenges, where we are now, what is on the horizon, and where we want to go. Part of that all hands meeting was a presentation by the the CFO. He would give a summary of the finances and stuff. He made a side comment, jokingly, about a 2nd set of books. Either the CEO didn't like that joke or it struck too close for comfort and the CFO "resigned" a few months later to "move on to new endeavors."
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