§ 1-702 DEFINITIONS.
   (A)   For purposes of §§ 1-703 and 1-704, PERSONAL INTEREST means:
      (1)   Any financial, ownership or employment interest in the subject of a vote by a municipal board not otherwise regulated by state statutes on conflicts on interests;
      (2)   Any financial, ownership or employment interest in a matter to be regulated or supervised; or
      (3)   Any financial, ownership or employment interest of the official's or employee's spouse, parent(s), step parent(s), grandparent(s), siblings(s), child(ren) or step child(ren).
   (B)   The words EMPLOYMENT INTEREST include a situation in which an official or employee or a designated family member is negotiating possible employment with a person or organization that is the subject of the vote or that is to be regulated or supervised.
   (C)   In any situation in which a personal interest is also a conflict of interest under state law, the provisions of the state law take precedence over the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 1131, passed 6-12-2007)