California § 87105 - A public official who holds an office specified in Section 87200 who has a financ

§ 87105. A public official who holds an office specified in Section 87200 who has a financ

(a) A public official who holds an office specified in Section 87200 who has a financial interest in a decision within the meaning of Section 87100 shall, upon identifying a conflict of interest or a potential conflict of interest and immediately prior to the consideration of the matter, do all of the following: (1) Publicly identify the financial interest that gives rise to the conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest in detail sufficient to be understood by the public, except that disclosure of the exact street address of a residence is not required. (2) Recuse the public official’s own self from discussing and voting on the matter, or otherwise acting in violation of Section 87100. (3) Leave the room until after the discussion, vote, and any other disposition of the matter is concluded, unless the matter has been placed on the portion of the agenda reserved for uncontested matters. (4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), a public official described in subdivision (a) may speak on the issue during the time that the general public speaks on the issue. (b) This section does not apply to Members of the Legislature.