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Voting Conflicts
Voting Conflicts
If the measure under consideration would inure to the special gain or loss of:
· Yourself
· Your relative (father, mother, son, daughter, husband, wife, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law or daughter-in-law)
· Your business associate (a person or entity who is carrying on a business enterprise with you, regardless of the legal form of the business-in other words, a business partner
· A principal by whom you are retained (for example, your employer or a client of your law firm or other professional firm. If the principal retaining you is a corporation, then this also includes the parent organization or subsidiary of that corporation.)
THEN you may vote on the measure, BUT:
· Before you vote or attempt to influence anyone serving on the Commission, you must publicly state the nature of your interest in the matter; AND
· Within 15 days after the vote, file a memorandum of voting conflict (Commission Form 8A) with the Commission staff person responsible for recording the minutes of the meeting, who will incorporate the form in the minutes of the meeting.
EXCEPTIONS:
If the principal retaining you is a public agency, you are not prohibited from voting on a measure inuring to the special gain of the agency and are not required to make any specific disclosures.
Commissioners who serve on community redevelopment agencies created or designated pursuant to statute, as well as officers of independent special taxing districts elected on a one-acre, one-vote basis, are not prohibited from voting. They may vote on matters affecting their interests but still are required to publicly announce the conflict and file a voting conflict memorandum.
