(a) The Board of Zoning Appeals shall adopt rules necessary to conduct its affairs in keeping with the provisions of this Zoning Code. At the first meeting during the calendar year, the Board shall elect one of its members Chairperson. Meetings shall be held at the call of the Chairperson or at such time as the Board may determine. All meetings shall be open to the public. The Board shall keep a complete record of all its examinations and official actions and of the votes of each member. All minutes of the Board meetings shall be a part of the public record on file at the Village Hall. A quorum of four Board members shall be necessary to permit the Board to conduct its affairs at any meeting. A majority vote (three or more votes) of the Board members present at a meeting shall be necessary to reverse, modify or vacate any order requirement, decision and/or determination of the Zoning Administrator. All members present, including the Chairperson, shall participate in all votes, except those where any such members are precluded from participating by a conflict of interest.
(b) Where a member of the Board of Zoning Appeals 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 member of the Board 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 Board member 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.)