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(a) Commission, board, and committee members shall not have any personal or property interest, or any other kind of interest which may conflict or interfere with, influence or be perceived by the public as influencing the member’s conduct.

(b) In the event a commission, board, or committee member may have a conflict of interest they shall recuse themselves from the matter or disclose the nature of the conflict, or potential conflict, on the record prior to proceeding on the matter.

(c) If disclosed without recusal, the remaining members of the commission, board, or committee shall establish by a majority vote whether the interest does in fact constitute a conflict of interest. In deciding whether there is a conflict of interest, it shall consider, among other criteria, the following:

(1) Whether the conflict of interest impedes independence of judgment;

(2) The effect of the member’s participation on the public confidence in the integrity of the governing body;

(3) Whether the member’s participation is likely to have any significant effect on the ultimate disposition of the matter; and

(4) The member’s fiduciary obligations to the Town.

(d) If the majority concludes that there is no conflict, then the member may perform the official act involved. However, the member shall state for the record the nature of the interest at the time of performing the act.

(e) If the majority concludes there is a conflict, the member shall be disqualified from acting or voting on the matter or any related business. In addition, the disqualified member shall refrain from attempting to influence the decisions or voting on the matter, and refrain from participating in any manner in the deliberations. (Ord. 1376 §1, 2022)