Board of Commissioners - Conflict of Interest

RULE XII - CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Section 1 - Questions

Questions regarding a conflict of interest shall be handled in the following manner:

A. Any Board member may raise the point of a potential conflict of interest among the

group.

B. When discussions involve a contract, a commissioner is expected to immediately

disclose a potential conflict of interest in the question to the official body, which

disclosure shall be made as a matter of public record.

C. When discussions involve other actions not specifically included under the areas of

contracts, the chairperson is expected to rule on the issue; however, the Board,

excluding the commissioner in suspected conflict, may, by a two-thirds vote,

overturn the chairperson’s decision.

D. Upon any of the above conditions, the Board is required to approve a contract, or

any other action, by a vote of not less than 2/3 of the full membership of the

approving body without the vote of the commissioner making such disclosure MCLA

§15.323)

Section 2 - Exceptions

Commissioners are not required to declare a conflict of interest if the question involves

contracts between public entities, contracts awarded to the lowest qualified bidder, or as

provided for in Section 4 MCLA §15.324 or contracts for public utility services. (MCLA

§15.324)