Disqualification: When you have a Conflict of Interest
nUpon identifying a conflict of interest or a potential
conflict of interest you
must:
qPublicly identify the financial interest that gives rise
to the conflict of interest
or potential conflict of interest in detail sufficient to be understood by the public, except that disclosure of the
exact street address is not
required.
qRecuse yourself from discussing and voting on the
matter
qLeave the room until after the discussion, vote, and any
other disposition of the matter
is concluded, unless the matter has been placed on the portion of the agenda reserved for
uncontested matters.
qNotwithstanding paragraph (3), a public official
described in subdivision
(a) may speak on the issue during the time that the general public speaks on the issue.
nThe City Attorney should be consulted as early as
possible on matters you think may be
a problem.