§ 19-11. Disclosure of interests.

A.

Disclosure of conflict of interest. Any municipal officer or employee who has, knows he or she will have or later acquires a conflict of interest, as provided in Section 19-4, as a result of any matter under consideration before him or her, or his or her department, in his or her or its official capacity shall disclose the existence of the conflict of interest, in writing or on the record, to the chairperson of the agency, commission or board of which he or she is a member, or in the case of an employee, to his or her superior. Such persons shall not debate the matter in his or her official capacity as part of the agency, commission or board and shall disqualify himself or herself from voting or acting on such matter.

B.

No discussion by disqualified individuals. No officer or employee, disqualified due to a conflict of interest, shall discuss the matter under consideration with the intent of influencing any person who will participate in the action to be taken on that business. Prior to any public or private discussion on the matter, the disqualified officer or employee must notify the person to whom he or she is speaking about his or her conflict of interest.

C.

Cooperation with Board of Ethics. Any officer or employee whose conduct occasions an inquiry by the Board of Ethics concerning his or her compliance with this code shall, upon request by the Board, supply relevant information as detailed by the Board, except to the extent he or she is entitled to decline to do so on the basis of constitutional rights or governing state or federal law. Failure to supply information as requested shall result in a violation of this code.