County Board of the Commissioners for extraterritorial jurisdiction members, after a resolution adopted by the Town Board of Commissioners to recommend an extraterritorial jurisdiction replacement.
(2) Attendance . It is the responsibility of each Board of Adjustment member and alternate to faithfully attend each meeting as a prerequisite to serve in order to maintain continuity and cohesion in the deliberations and actions by the Board of Adjustment. A pattern of failure to attend meetings or failure to notify the Clerk of the Board of Adjustment of a member's inability to attend a meeting may be cause for removal. If a member is expelled from the Board of Adjustment, the Town Board of Commissioners shall promptly appoint a new member, or recommend a new member if in the extraterritorial jurisdiction, to fill the remainder of the vacated term.
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Conflict of Interests
A member of the Board of Adjustment shall not vote on any quasi-judicial decision regarding a development regulation adopted pursuant to this Chapter where the outcome of the matter being considered is reasonably likely to have a direct, substantial, and readily identifiable financial impact on the member. A Board of Adjustment member shall not vote on any matter if the landowner of the property subject under consideration is a person with whom the member has a close familial, business, or other associational relationship. A member of the Board of Adjustment exercising quasi-judicial functions pursuant to this Article shall not participate in or vote on any quasi-judicial matter in a manner that would violate affected persons’ constitutional rights to an impartial decision m aker. Impressionable violations of due process include, but are not limited to, a member having a fixed opinion prior to hearing the matter that is not susceptible to change, undisclosed ex parte communications, a close familial, business, or other associational relationship with an affected person, or a financial interest in the outcome of the matter the following shall apply:
(1) Involuntary Conflict of Interest . If an objection is raised to a member's participation in that member does not recuse himself or herself, the remaining members shall by majority vote rule on the objection.
(2) Voluntary Conflict of Interest . If a Board of Adjustment member voluntarily offers and request that he or she recuse himself or herself from participating and voting on
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