{"data":{"id":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-app.-ch.-123b-14-specific-conflicts","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"24 V.S.A. App. ch. 123B, § 14 Specific conflicts","heading":"","body":"A Town officer shall be disqualified from any proceeding in which his or her impartiality might reasonably be questioned, including instances where:\n(1) the Town officer or a near-relative or business associate has a property or financial interest that might be substantially affected, favorably or adversely, by the decision of the board, commission, or committee of which the Town officer is a member;\n(2) the Town officer has a personal bias or prejudice toward any party; or\n(3) the Town officer has previously expressed an opinion as to the proper disposition of a specific case or controversy involving the exercise of his or her discretion while acting in a quasi-judicial capacity, such as serving on the Development Review Board on permits and appeals or as a member of the Selectboard acting to lay out, alter, reclassify, or discontinue Town highways.","path":["Title 24 Appendix: Municipal Charters","Chapter 123B: Town of Jamaica"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/fullchapter/24APPENDIX/123B","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:06Z","sha256":"cfb1fa2b78dbb64cf5b2bdf300f700327a951c53132f7374ffa22419dfab647d","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-app.-ch.-123b-13-general-prohibition","next":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-app.-ch.-123b-15-specific-prohibition"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}