§ 412. Conflicts of Interest.

No relative of a Town Councilor or the Town Manager shall be appointed to any compensated Town office or any position appointed by the Town Council or shall be hired for a position in any Town department under the direct control of the Town Council so long as that Councilor continues to serve on the Town Council. If the relative was serving in any such position at the time of that Councilor's election, the Councilor shall recuse him/herself from voting on any increase in that relative's salary or compensation, except for salary or compensation increases which are commensurate and proportional to salary or compensation increases received by non-union Town employees or Town employees covered under a collective bargaining agreement. No Town Councilor may vote on any contract while employed by the contractor or subcontractor or in which the member or a relative has a financial interest. Any question of whether a particular issue involves a conflict of interest sufficient to disqualify a member from voting on that issue must be decided by a majority vote of those members present and voting, excluding the member being challenged.

No Town Councilor may vote on any contract while employed by the contractor or subcontractor or in which the member or a relative has a financial interest. Any question of whether a particular issue involves a conflict of interest sufficient to disqualify a member from voting on that issue must be decided by a majority vote of those members present and voting, excluding the member being challenged.

As used in this section, the term "relative" means related by blood, marriage, or law, including spouses, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, parents, brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces, grandparents, uncles, aunts, first cousins or domestic partner relationships.

(Ref. of 11-4-2014, eff. 11-18-2014; Ref. of 11-8-2016(1) , eff. 11-8-2016)

Editor's note

The amendment to section 412 was approved by the voters at the November 4, 2014 Election, and the council voted on November 18, 2014 for it to take effect on November 18, 2014.