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LCCMR asks staff to draft statutory clarification on conflicts of interest, replacing 2023 voting restriction
Summary
After hours of debate about the 2023 change that bars members with a direct financial interest from voting on the final recommendations package, the commission directed staff to develop draft statutory language (option 2) that would replace the 2023 restriction with clearer prohibitions tied to project-management roles and direct personal payments.
The commission voted Nov. 19 to ask staff to prepare statutory language clarifying the LCCMR conflict-of-interest rules, a move that responds to member confusion since a 2023 change added a prohibition against voting on the final recommendations package when a member has a "direct personal financial interest."
Representative Jordan moved that staff develop option 2: repeal or replace the 2023 restriction with statutory language that (a) restores…
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