A member of the Board of Ethics shall recuse himself or herself from acting on a case for reasons that include, but are not limited to, the following:
(A) The member is biased or prejudiced for or against:
(1) A person who has made a complaint;
(2) A person who is under investigation; or
(3) The attorney for a person who is under investigation.
(B) The member, based on objective and reasonable perceptions, has a serious risk of actual bias impacting the due process rights of a city official under investigation or a person who has filed an ethics complaint against a city official.
(C) The member has personal knowledge of disputed evidentiary facts concerning the proceeding.
(D) The member knows that he or she, individually or as a fiduciary, or the member's spouse, parent, or child wherever residing, or any other person who resides in the member's household, has more than a de minimis economic interest in the subject matter in controversy that could be substantially impacted by the proceeding.
(E) The member or the member's spouse or romantic partner, or a person within the third degree of relationship to either of them, or the spouse of such a person:
(1) Is a party to the proceeding, or an officer, director, or trustee of a party;
(2) Is acting as a lawyer in the proceeding;
(3) Is known by the member to have a more than de minimis interest that could be substantially affected by the proceeding; or
(4) Is to the member's knowledge likely to be a material witness in the proceeding.
(Ord. 24-003, passed 5-20-24)