<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 1-11. - General conflict of interest provisions.</div>
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               (a)
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               <span class="ital">Board of county commissioners.</span> A member of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners shall not vote on any legislative
               decision where the outcome of the matter being considered is reasonably likely to
               have a direct, substantial, and readily identifiable financial impact on the member.
               A governing board member shall not vote on any zoning amendment if the landowner of
               the property subject to a rezoning petition or the applicant for a text amendment
               is a person with whom the member has a close familial, business, or other associational
               relationship.
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               (b)
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               <span class="ital">Appointed boards.</span> Members of appointed boards shall not vote on any advisory or legislative decision
               where the outcome of the matter being considered is reasonably likely to have a direct,
               substantial, and readily identifiable financial impact on the member. An appointed
               board member shall not vote on any zoning amendment if the landowner of the property
               subject to a rezoning petition or the applicant for a text amendment is a person with
               whom the member has a close familial, business, or other associational relationship.
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               (c)
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               <span class="ital">Administrative staff.</span> No staff member shall make a final decision on an administrative decision if the
               outcome of that decision would have a direct, substantial, and readily identifiable
               financial impact on the staff member or if the applicant or other person subject to
               that decision is a person with whom the staff member has a close familial, business,
               or other associational relationship. If a staff member has a conflict of interest,
               the decision shall be assigned to the supervisor of the staff person. No staff member
               shall be financially interested or employed by a business that is financially interested
               in an undertaking subject to regulation under this Code of Ordinances, unless the
               staff member is the owner property involved. No staff member or other individual or
               an employee of a company contracting with a local government to provide staff support
               shall engage in any work that is inconsistent with his or her duties or with the interest
               of the local government, as determined by the local government.
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               (d)
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               <span class="ital">Quasi-judicial decisions.</span> A member of any board exercising quasi-judicial functions pursuant to this Code of
               Ordinances shall not participate in or vote on any quasi-judicial matter in a manner
               that would violate affected persons' constitutional rights to an impartial decision
               maker. Impermissible violations of due process include, but are not limited to, a
               member having a fixed opinion prior to hearing the matter that is not susceptible
               to change, undisclosed ex parte communications, a close familial, business, or other
               associational relationship with an affected person, or a financial interest in the
               outcome of the matter.
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               (e)
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               <span class="ital">Resolution of objection.</span> If an objection is raised to a board member's participation at or prior to the hearing
               or vote on a particular matter and that member does not recuse himself or herself,
               the remaining members of the board shall by majority vote rule on the objection.
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               (f)
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               <span class="ital">Familial relationship.</span> For purposes of this section, a "close familial relationship" means a spouse, parent,
               child, brother, sister, grandparent, or grandchild. The term includes the step, half,
               and in-law relationships.
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               (
               <a class="ordinance-link" href="" data-product-id="12776" data-ordinance-id="1118554">
                  Ord. No. 21-05-06
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               , Â§ 1(Exh. A), 5-4-21)
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