Members of the Board may be removed by the Board of County Commissioners for cause, including violation of the rules stated below.
(A) Faithful attendance at meetings of the Board and conscientious performance of the duties required of members of the Board shall be considered a prerequisite to continuing membership on the Board.
(B) No Board member shall take part in the hearing, consideration, or determination of any case in which he or she is personally or financially interested. A Board member shall have a financial interest in a case when a decision in the case will cause him or her or his or her spouse to experience a direct financial benefit or loss, or will cause a business in which he or she or his or her spouse owns a 10% or greater interest, or is involved in a decision-making role, to experience a direct financial benefit or loss. A Board member shall have a personal interest in a case when it involves a member of his or her immediate family (i.e., parent, spouse or child).
(C) (1) For cases where appeals or variance consideration are to be considered, no Board member shall discuss any case with any parties thereto prior to the public hearing on that case; provided, however, that members may receive and/or seek information pertaining to the case from the Watershed Administrator or any other member of the Board, its Secretary or Clerk prior to the hearing.
(2) (a) Where the Board is to consider a Special Nonresidential Intensity Allocation or is to consider approval of a subdivision, a Board member should not place himself or herself in a position where a special favor, interest or consideration could be construed.
(b) Generally, all information pertinent to a case would be of value to the entire Board and should be offered by the applicant at the public meeting with all members in attendance.
(D) Members of the Board shall not express individual opinions on the proper judgment of any case prior to its determination on that case.
(E) Members of the Board shall give notice to the Chairperson as soon as the member becomes aware of any potential conflict of interest which he or she has in a particular case before the Board.
(F) No Board member shall vote on any matter that decides an application or appeal unless he or she had attended the public hearing on that application or appeal.
(Ord. 25 § 604, passed 12-6-1993)