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• <br />• <br />PAUL STRONG <br />ATTORNEY AT LAW <br />S71 SAN JACINTC BYILDING <br />HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002 <br />CA. 7•D 127 <br />May 21, 197k <br />Knox W. Askins, <br />P , f~ . ~3ox 1218 <br />La Porte, Texas <br />Lear Mr. Askins: <br />Esquire <br />77571 <br />• <br />This is in reply to your letter of May 8, 1974, <br />as Attorney for the City of La Porte, requesting the writer's <br />opinion as to whether the fact situation therein set forth <br />;~aould constitute a violation of the Home Rule Charter of the <br />City of La Porte, or of State law, on the subject of Conflict <br />of Interest. <br />Xou stated that Fairmont Park Subdivision is situa- <br />ted within the City of La Forte, and enclosed an existing <br />. contract between the City and the Fairmont Park Homes ~.ssocia.- <br />tion, Inc., dated March 1, 1971, and continuing there~l'ter on <br />a year to year basis, obligating the Association to fi.xrnish ~ar~c~c <br />char garba~;~; and refu;~e pick up to Fairmont; providl..z~A~G, far ~x~.r.~- <br />bage charges on the City's water and sewer bi11s to t~`:~~. res:Ll~cw~t~s <br />of the Subdivision; requiring the City to remit to tke~:j.; Asscacl.°z1:,~c~n <br />the total s.mount of f~nrb~ge charges collected by thEt ~~"..t,y !'rc7~i I.I,c <br />r~;;~idents of the I+"aix~m~ont Parlc Subdiv~.sion, and ob1~.c~,.!'~~ix~;~; tl~a~ <br />Clay to furnish and pay far disposal of garbage frar~~ ~'`'~ch SLib~liv:i- <br />sion in the City's sanitary land fi11. ~! <br />The Fairmont Park Homes Association is a ner~;r'~'arofit <br />corporation, for the benefit of the residents of and ' ,~la:°olaerty :~.~~ <br />the I~'airmont Park Subdivision,, of which Assaciatiari ~, . ~ A. LT, I':~Tl.ce <br />~z~,s been President since January 1, 1970, a member o ~;;`~ats ~c~s,~ ~l <br />of .Directors, and its Manager, at a salary in the 1a~~, ~'~.r c~.~~:~.c~l.~,;~ <br />~,u~~ . <br />cif X175.00 per month. fir. Price states he is respc~~~a~ ,r ~l.e fir <br />kceepin~; the esplanades, vacant lots and entrances tea "~'pe Sub,33 vl.~ <br />sign mowed and edged. He signed the garbage collect~~{~`~ a~re~~~zrl;~~bt <br />between the City of La Porte and the Association, as ~,'ze latt~:t~' ~; <br />President, on March 1, 1971. ~~ <br />In April, 1973, Mr. Price was elected a Cit~f ~ommissiaz~.er <br />of the City of La Porte . ~ ~ `. <br />• <br />