Are board members involved in activities which conflict with service on the MHC board?
With one possible exception, MHC records do not show that board members have received improper benefits from the corporation or have been involved in activities which conflict with their service on the corporation’s board. One board member contracted with the Mississippi Home Corporation for a total of $2,800 to run advertisements in a monthly nonprofit newsletter. During the review, PEER found that MHC’s conflict of interest statute creates the impression, if taken out of context with general ethics statutes and the Mississippi Constitution, that board members can enter into contracts with the state. Do MHC Board members travel for private purposes (rather than for corporation-related purposes) at state expense? PEER found no evidence that board members traveled for personal benefit, although two board trips could potentially conflict with service on the board. Board policies do not address the potential for conflict created when board members travel to conferences which are related t
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