Or. Admin. Code § 350-014-0004

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 350-014-0004 - Declaration of Potential Conflicts, Methods of Handling Potential Conflicts

(1) When met with a potential conflict of interest, a public official shall:

(a) If the public official is an appointed public official serving on the commission, announce publicly the nature of the potential conflict prior to taking any official action thereon.

(b) If the public official is any other appointed official subject to this chapter, notify in writing the person who appointed the public official to office of the nature of the potential conflict, and request that the appointing authority dispose of the matter giving rise to the potential conflict. Upon receipt of the request, the appointing authority shall designate within a reasonable time an alternate to dispose of the matter, or shall direct the official to dispose of the matter in a manner specified by the appointing authority.

(2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section requires any public official to announce a potential conflict of interest more than once on the occasion which the matter out of which the potential conflict arises is discussed or debated.

(3) Nothing in this section authorizes a public official to vote if the official is otherwise prohibited from doing so.

Or. Admin. Code § 350-014-0004

CRGC 1-1987 (Temp), f. & ef. 9-10-87; CRGC 2-1987, f. 12-7-87, ef. 12-8-87; CRGC 1-2002, f. 10-16-02 cert. ef. 12-2-02

Stat. Auth.: ORS 197.150 & RCW 43.97

Stats. Implemented: ORS 197.150, RCW 43.97 & 16 U.S.C. 544 et seq.