A member or employee of the council or commission or a hearing examiner shall not participate in any proceeding or action when the member or employee, or their employer, business partner, business associate, or any person related to them by affinity or consanguinity within the second degree has an economic interest in the procedure or action. Any actual or potential interest in any proceeding shall be disclosed at or before any meeting at which the action is being heard or considered. A knowing violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor. (Ord. 1191, 2015)