(A) No member of the Department of Inspections shall be financially interested or employed by a business that is financially interested in the furnishing of labor, material or appliances for the construction, alteration or maintenance of any building within the corporate limits of the Town of Beech Mountain or any part or system thereof, or in the making of plans or specifications therefor, or in the subdivision and development of land unless he or she is the owner of the property. No member of an inspection department or other individual or an employee of a company contracting with the Town of Beech Mountain to conduct building inspections shall engage in any work that is inconsistent with his or her duties or with the interest of the town as determined by the Town of Beech Mountain. The town must find a conflict of interest if any of the following is the case:
(1) If the individual, company, or employee of a company contracting to perform building inspections for the town has worked for the owner, developer, contractor, or project manager of the project to be inspected within the last two years.
(2) If the individual, company, or employee of a company contracting to perform building inspections for the town is closely related to the owner, developer, contractor, or project manager of the project to be inspected.
(3) If the individual, company, or employee of a company contracting to perform building inspections for the town has a financial interest in the project to be inspected.
(B) No member of the Department of Inspections shall engage in any work which is inconsistent with his or her duties or with the interests of the town.
(Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021)