W. Va. Code § 16-15-4: Persons prohibited from acquiring interest in property or contracts; disclosure of prior interest.

No commissioner or employee of an authority shall acquire any interest direct or indirect in any development or in any property included or planned to be included in any development, nor shall he or she have any interest direct or indirect in any contract or proposed contract for materials or services to be furnished or used in connection with any development. If any member or employee of any authority owns or controls an interest direct or indirect in any property included in any development, which was acquired prior to his or her appointment or employment, he or she shall disclose the same in writing to the authority. The disclosure shall be entered upon the minutes of the authority.