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Planning board workshop clarifies recusal and participation rules for conflicted members
Summary
Staff and board members discussed when to abstain, how to recuse, whether recused members can provide information and the formal motions the board now uses to remove and restore members from the dais.
Effingham County planning staff and board members spent part of the workshop explaining recusal and conflict-of-interest procedures, including steps the board now follows so recusals are clear in the minutes.
Staff distinguished between an abstention for conscience and a formal recusal for conflict of interest or financial gain. "If you abstain, 99% of the time, it's because you have a conflict with what's done," a staff member said. For conflicts or financial interest,…
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