Vermont § 6 - Conflict of interest
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 6 — Conflict of interest, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6. Conflict of interest
- (a) A Town officer shall recuse himself or herself or be disqualified from any proceeding
in which his or her impartiality might reasonably be questioned. (b) If anyone thinks a Town officer has a conflict in a case before a board, commission,
or committee, that person can bring it to the attention of the officer’s respective
group. If the officer does not disqualify himself or herself, the board, commission,
or committee shall consider the factual basis for the question and vote on the member’s
disqualification, the challenged member abstaining. This vote shall occur before any
other business is conducted. (c) A Town officer who is disqualified by virtue of a conflict of interest shall not vote
upon, participate in the discussion of, or otherwise sit as a member of any board,
commission, or committee upon the matter from which he or she is disqualified. (d) Town officers and employees shall follow the rules outlined in the Westford Conflict
of Interest Policy. (Added 2013, No. M-20 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 3, 2014.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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