Commission members shall abide by all applicable ethical standards and practices, including, but not limited to, those required by O.R.S. Chapter 244 (Government Ethics).
(A) Conflict of interest.
(1) A member of the Commission shall not participate in any Commission proceeding or action in which any of the following has a direct or substantial financial interest: the member or his or her spouse, brother, sister, child, parent, father-in-law, mother-in-law, any business in which he or she is then serving or has served within the previous two years, or any business with which he or she is negotiating for or has an arrangement or understanding concerning prospective partnership or employment.
(2) Any actual or potential interest shall be disclosed at the meeting of the Commission where the action is being taken.
(B) Quasi-judicial hearings. Commission members shall disclose ex-parte contacts, prehearing bias, or conflicts of interest at the beginning of every quasi-judicial public hearing. Commission members unable to render an unbiased decision because of contact with parties outside the hearing, prehearing bias, or a conflict of interest shall not participate as a member of the Commission on that particular hearing issue.
(Ord. 706, passed 6-9-2008)