A. Disclosure by members of the Village Council and by appointees. If a member of the Village Council or an appointee develops a conflict of interest, or believes that he or she may have an actual or apparent conflict of interest, that member or appointee shall comply with the following provisions.
1. The official shall obtain an advisory opinion from the Ethics Adviser or Village Attorney to determine whether the official has a conflict of interest and, if so, whether the conflict is an actual conflict or an apparent conflict, and what actions are required to address the conflict of interest.
2. The official shall make full written or other public disclosure of the conflict, whether actual or apparent.
3. In the event of an apparent conflict, the official shall abstain from voting on the issue involved in the conflict, unless the Ethics Adviser or Village Attorney advises the official to recuse himself or herself, in which case the official shall also comply with the following paragraph 4.
4. In the event of an apparent conflict, or if the Ethics Adviser or Village Attorney advises that an official recuse himself or herself, the official shall recuse himself or herself from the matter and shall refrain from private discussions with other members of the corporate authorities, any other officer or appointee who may have authority to consider the matter, Village staff members or Village consultants with respect to the issue involved in the conflict.
5. If the conflict involves numerous issues or is so pervasive that it would render an appointee unable to properly carry out his or her obligations to the Village, the appointee should resign from the appointed position.
B. Disclosure by other officers. If the Village Manager, Finance Director or Village Attorney develops a conflict of interest with respect to a Village matter or if any other employee or consultant develops such a conflict of interest and may reasonably be expected to advise or participate in the discussion of the issue that is the subject of the conflict, that person shall:
1. Make full written or other public disclosure of the conflict; and
2. Abide by any prohibitions or restrictions issued by either the corporate authorities or the Village Manager, with respect to participation in the resolution of the issue that is the subject of the conflict.
3. If the conflict involves numerous issues or is so pervasive that it would render the person unable to properly carry out his or her obligations to the Village, the person should resign the office or position.
(MC-7-2009, Added, 01/05/2010)