A. Any Council member, board member, or commission member, prior to consideration of any matter affected by this chapter, shall disclose to the body on which he serves any fact or circumstance constituting a conflict of interest as set forth in this Code. If the matter is of such a nature that the member does not wish to specifically state the facts or circumstances of the conflict, he may state simply that he has a conflict.
B. In the event that the conflict of interest is a disqualifying conflict of interest, the member shall recuse himself from any discussion or action regarding the issue in front of the body.
C. All Council members, board members, or commission members are encouraged to recuse themselves in any situation where facts and circumstances would lead an objective observer to the reasonable conclusion that a conflict of interest may exist. (Prior Code § 2-1-5)