Commissioners not to be interested in City contracts.
Memphis Charter, art. 5, § 20
in effectSec. 20. - Commissioners not to be interested in City contracts.
(a) No Commissioner shall be connected with or interested in, directly or indirectly, any contract with the City.
(b) No person can become a member of the Board of Commissioners who is interested, directly or indirectly, nearly, or remotely, in any contract with the City of Memphis, or who holds an office of trust or salary in any corporation which holds any contract with the City, the terms, rates, or prices whereof are subject to modification or enforcement by said board. Nor shall any member take any interest whatever in any form, manner, or shape, whether directly or indirectly, in any contract with the City of Memphis, or be the beneficiary of any contract, either in labor or work, or for goods or supplies of any kind.
(Acts 1905, ch. 54, § 17; Acts 1909, ch. 298, § 20)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/charter?nodeId=PTICHRELA_ART5MABOCOGE_S20CONOBEINCOFetched: 10/28/2026