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2011 Vermont Code
Title 24 Appendix Municipal Charters
Chapter 105 TOWN OF BERLIN
§ 62 Specific conflicts

Universal Citation:
24 VT Stats App. § 105-62. (2011 through Adj Sess)
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§ 105-62. Specific conflicts

A town officer (member) shall be disqualified from any proceeding in which his/her impartiality might reasonably be questioned, including but not limited to instances where:

(a) The town officer or a near relative or business associate has a property or financial interest which might be substantially affected, favorably or adversely, by the decision of the board, commission, or committee, of which the town officer is a member;

(b) The town officer has a personal bias or prejudice toward any party; or

(c) The town officer has previously expressed an opinion as to the proper disposition of a specific case or controversy involving the exercise of his or her discretion while acting in a quasi-judicial capacity, such as serving on the development review board on permits and appeals or as a member of the selectboard acting to lay out, alter, reclassify, or discontinue town highways. (Amended 2005, No. M-5, § 4.)

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