§ 11-6. Recusal and abstention.

A. 

No municipal officer or employee may vote, engage in discussion, make any decision, or take any official action, with respect to any matter requiring the exercise of discretion, when he knows or has reason to know that the action could confer a direct or indirect financial or material benefit on himself, a relative, or any organization in which he has an interest. However, such person may physically join the audience and speak as a member of the general public if the public is heard.

B. 

In the event that this section prohibits a municipal officer or employee from exercising or performing a power or duty:

(1) 

If the power or duty is vested in a municipal officer as a member of a board, then the power or duty shall be exercised or performed by the other members of the board or, if there is an alternate, by such alternate; or

(2) 

If the power or duty that is vested in a municipal officer individually, then the power or duty shall be exercised or performed by his deputy, or if the officer does not have a deputy, the power or duty shall be performed by another person to whom the officer may lawfully delegate the function.

(3) 

If the power or duty is vested in a municipal employee other than an officer, he must refer the matter to his immediate supervisor, and the immediate supervisor shall designate another person to exercise or perform the power or duty.