(A) Any member of the Township Council which receives, or has received, during the previous two years, a significant portion of income directly or indirectly from an industrial user is deemed to have a conflict of interest regarding pretreatment matters (including discussions regarding enforcement) pertaining to such industrial user.
(B) For any Township Council meeting, discussion or deliberation pertaining to pretreatment activities of a specific industrial user where a Township Council member is present, any Council member which has a conflict of interest as described above shall excuse himself or herself, refrain from voting and actively participating in the matter pertaining to the industrial user and shall:
(1) Leave the room while the discussions are being held so as not to be privy to the discussions if the township is in executive session or the discussion is not otherwise open to the general public; and
(2) Not participate in the discussion so as to foster an opinion or attempt to otherwise persuade the Township Council members as to the appropriate response if the meeting or discussion is open to the public.
(C) For the purpose of this section, SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF INCOME means 10% or more of gross personal income for a calendar year, except that it means 50% or more of gross personal income for a calendar year if the recipient is over 60 years of age and is receiving that portion under retirement pension, or similar arrangement. INCOME includes employee salary, retirement benefits, consultant fees and stock dividends, but does not include mutual fund payments, or payments from other diversified investments for which the recipient does not know the identity of the primary sources of income. This provision does not supersede any other legal obligations under federal, state or local law which may impose more stringent requirements.
(Ord. 2-2010, passed 11-4-2010)