§ 1-6-4. Recusal.  


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  • Whenever a matter comes before any City of Concord Public Body, no officer or elected official shall introduce, ask questions, speak on or vote on any motion, ordinance, resolution or issue in which he/she has a conflict of interest and shall disclose the reason for the conflict of interest prior to the Public Body's discussion on the matter, or if discussion has occurred, then as soon as the conflict becomes known to the officer or official. If the matter before the Public Body is a legislative matter, the officer or elected official who has a conflict of interest may remain seated on the panel during the term of the recusal. If the matter before the Public Body is a quasi-judicial matter, the officer or elected official who has a conflict of interest shall physically leave the room until consideration of the matter is completed.

    In acting upon a matter involving more than one subject, such disclosure and recusal are required only with respect to the portion or portions affected by a conflict of interest, and not to the matter as a whole.

(Ord. No. 2950, § I, 8-10-15; Ord. No. 2994, § I, 10-10-17)