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Planning board votes to recuse member over family ties before Sunset Estates vote
Summary
A board member was recused after a motion citing family ties; the board proceeded to vote on the two statutory findings for the Sunset Estates preliminary plat without that member.
During deliberations on the Sunset Estates preliminary plat, a motion was made and seconded to recuse a member identified as Cameron on the basis of a family tie. The board voted to excuse the member from participation in the hearing before proceeding to take the required votes on the two findings of fact.
The motion was introduced and seconded (recorded in the transcript as "I motion to recuse Cameron" followed by a second). The chair and hearing counsel then continued with procedure, and the remaining members voted on the two findings. The recusal was a procedural step taken to preserve the quasijudicial fairness of the proceeding; the transcript does not record the recused member’s full name or additional detail about the familial relationship, only that the board approved the recusal motion.
