Members with a financial or vested interest with an applicant, application, proposal, policy, or other Board issue shall disclose the relationship before participating in discussion about the issue. If the conflict is deemed to be significant, the member shall refrain from discussion and voting on the issue. If the conflict involves the presiding officer, he or she shall disqualify himself or herself from discussion and pass the gavel to the Vice-Chair or a member who has no conflict. He or she may resume the chair once the issue has been dispatched.
(Ord. 157, passed 1-3-2005)