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4515.0500 ABSTENTION.

Subpart 1.

Nonlegislator.

A public official who is not a legislator or a member of the governing body of a metropolitan governmental unit and who has a potential conflict of interest and who does not have an immediate superior shall abstain from the matter, if possible, by assigning the matter to a subordinate for disposition or requesting the appointing authority to designate another to determine the matter. In such a case, the official shall not chair a meeting, participate in any vote, or offer any motion or discussion on the matter giving rise to the potential conflict of interest.

Subp. 2.

[Repealed, 20 SR 2504]

Statutory Authority:

MS s 10A.02

History:

17 SR 1279; 20 SR 2504

Published Electronically:

April 19, 2002

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