<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 2.6 - Conflict of interest.</div>
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               <span class="bold">Sec. 2.6.1 Conflict of Interest.</span>
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               (a)
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               <span class="ital">Governing Board.</span> A Board of Commissioner member shall not vote on any legislative decision regarding
               a development regulation adopted pursuant to this Ordinance where the outcome of the
               matter being considered is reasonably likely to have a direct, substantial, and readily
               available financial impact on the Commissioner. A Commissioner 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 Board.</span> Members of appointed boards or councils shall not vote on advisory or legislative
               decisions regarding a development regulation adopted pursuant to the Ordinance 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 or council 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 required
               by this Ordinance 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.
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               If a staff member has a conflict of interest under this section, the decision shall
               be assigned to the supervisor of the staff person or such other staff person as may
               be designated by the development regulation or other ordinance.
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               No staff member shall be financially interested or employed by a business that is
               financially interested in a development subject to regulation under this ordinance
               unless the staff member is the owner of the land or building involved. No staff member
               or other individual or an employee of a company contracting with the County to provide
               staff support shall engage in any work that is inconsistent with their duties or with
               the interest of the County, as determined by the County.
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               (d)
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               <span class="ital">Quasi-judicial Decisions.</span> A member of any board or council exercising quasi-judicial functions pursuant to
               this Ordinance 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 or council member's participation at or prior
               to the hearing or vote on the matter and that member does not recuse themselves, the
               remainder of the member of the board or council shall by majority vote rule on the
               objection.
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               (f)
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               <span class="ital">Familial Relationship.</span> For the purposes of this section, a close familial relationship means a spouse, parent,
               child, brother, sister, grandparent, or grandchild, the term includes step, half,
               and in-law relationships.
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               (Ord. No. O2019-01(5), 11-2-2021)
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