§ 2-1-24. CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND RECUSAL.

(A)

This section is cumulative of Chapter 2-7 ( Ethics And Financial Disclosure ) and Local Government Code Chapter 171 ( Regulation Of Conflicts Of Interest Of Officers Of Municipalities, Counties, And Certain Other Local Governments ). Under this section a board member has a conflict of interest if the City Code or another law prohibits the board member from taking action on a vote or decision before the board.

(B)

At each meeting, a board member shall sign an attendance sheet and shall indicate:

(1)

that the board member has no conflict of interest related to any item on the agenda; or

(2)

the number of an agenda item for which the board member has a conflict of interest.

(C)

At each meeting of a committee to which a board member is appointed, a committee member shall sign in on a sheet provided and shall indicate:

(1)

that the committee member has no conflict of interest related to any item on the committee meeting agenda; or

(2)

the number of an agenda item for which the committee member has a conflict of interest.

(D)

Failure by a member to comply with Subsection (B) will result in that member being counted as absent from the board meeting; such an absence is an unexcused absence. Any vote or votes cast by a member who fails to comply with Subsections (B) or (C) will not be counted at the board or committee meeting at issue.

(E)

Chapter 2-7, Article 3 ( Violation: Complaint And Hearing Procedures ) applies to this section, and a sworn complaint alleging a violation may be filed under the procedures of that article. If the Ethics Review Commission determines that a violation of this section has occurred, it shall follow the procedure required by Section 2-7-47 ( Prosecution ).

Source: Ord. 20071129-011; Ord. 20080214-012; Ord. 20101209-003.