(A) Any member of the Planning Commission or City Council who feels that he or she cannot make an impartial decision on a matter shall abstain from participation and voting and state the reason for the abstention on the records.
(B) If any member’s qualifications to participate in a hearing and decision have been challenged and the member has not abstained from participation and voting, a majority of the members of the hearing body present and voting may disqualify the challenged member. The challenged member may not vote on the motion to disqualify.
(C) An abstaining or disqualified member may be counted for purposes of forming a quorum.
(D) If all members of a hearing body abstain or are disqualified, they shall nevertheless proceed to resolve the issues.
(Ord. 372, passed 12-8-1997)