(a) Any elected or appointed official of the Village who perceives that a matter brought before that official for consideration involves a potential conflict of interest for that official or any other official shall, as appropriate, bring the potential conflict of interest to the attention of the official involved and/or to Council, generally.
(b) Where an official is presented with a potential conflict of interest and fails to acknowledge the conflict and take appropriate steps to avoid the conflict and/or the appearance of impropriety potentially associated with it, any official observing the potential conflict shall seek an opinion from the Village Solicitor as to the existence of a potential conflict of interest and the appropriate action to be taken to avoid the conflict. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Codified Ordinances, the proceedings presenting a potential conflict of interest shall be stayed until the Village Solicitor renders an opinion on the potential conflict of interest.
In the event the Village Solicitor determines that a potential conflict of interest exists, his or her opinion will be binding upon each and every official affected.
(c) The provisions of this section concerning conflicts of interest are not intended to be exclusive and are intended to be supplementary to any and all other applicable statutes, codes, regulations and rulings upon the subject of conflicts of interest.
(Ord. 1072-98. Passed 5-5-98.)