§ 17.12.1.090. Voting and quorum.

A.

Requirements for quorum. A quorum shall consist of five (5) members.

B.

Requirements for official action. Each decision of the board shall be approved by a majority vote of the members present at a meeting in which a quorum is in attendance and voting.

C.

Disqualification or voluntary abstention from voting. In adjudicative decisions, a member shall abstain from voting on a particular issue or shall be disqualified by majority vote of the remaining members present, if any of the following circumstances apply:

1.

The member has a direct financial interest in the outcome of the matter at issue; or

2.

The member has such close personal ties to the applicant, the project, or to a party opposing the application that the member cannot reasonably be expected to exercise sound judgment in the public interest; or

3.

The member owns property within the area entitled to receive written notice; or

4.

Participation in the matter might violate the letter or spirit of a member's code of professional responsibility; or

5.

Other applicable law that applies.

(Ord. No. 3056, § 1, 8-17-2010)