§ 18-7. Recusal and abstention.

A. 

No municipal officer or employee may participate in any decision or take any official action with respect to any matter requiring the exercise of discretion including discussing the matter and voting on it, when he or she knows or has reason to know that the action could confer a direct or indirect financial or material benefit on himself or herself, a relative or any private organization in which he or she is deemed to have an interest.

B. 

In the event that this section prohibits a municipal officer or employee from exercising or performing a power or duty:

(1) 

If power or duty is vested in a municipal officer as a member of a board, then the power or duty shall be exercised or performed by the other members of the board; or

(2) 

If the power or duty is vested in a municipal officer individually, then the power or duty shall be exercised or performed by his or her deputy, or if the officer does not have a deputy, the power or duty shall be performed by another person to whom the officer may lawfully delegate the function; or

(3) 

If the power or duty is vested in a municipal employee, he or she must refer the matter to his or her immediate supervisor, and the immediate supervisor shall designate another person to exercise or perform the power or duty.