Maine § 30-A §5122 Interest of public officials, trustees or employees

Maine Statutes

§ 30-A §5122 — Interest of public officials, trustees or employees

Maine·Title 30-A MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES·Part 2 MUNICIPALITIES·Ch. 203 URBAN RENEWAL

1.Acquisition of interest. No public official or employee of a municipality, or board or commission of a municipality, and no trustee or employee of an authority which has been vested by a municipality with urban renewal project powers under this chapter may voluntarily acquire any personal interest, direct or indirect, in any:

2.Present or past interest in property. If any official, trustee or employee as described in subsection 1 presently owns or controls, or owned or controlled within the preceding 2 years, any interest, direct or indirect, in any property known to be included or planned to be included in an urban renewal project, the official, trustee or employee shall immediately disclose this fact in writing to the municipal officers, and this disclosure shall be entered upon thei

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1.
Acquisition of interest.
No public official or employee of a municipality, or board or commission of a municipality, and no trustee or employee of an authority which has been vested by a municipality with urban renewal project powers under this chapter may voluntarily acquire any personal interest, direct or indirect, in any:
2.
Present or past interest in property.
If any official, trustee or employee as described in subsection 1 presently owns or controls, or owned or controlled within the preceding 2 years, any interest, direct or indirect, in any property known to be included or planned to be included in an urban renewal project, the official, trustee or employee shall immediately disclose this fact in writing to the municipal officers, and this disclosure shall be entered upon their minutes. Any such official, trustee or employee may not participate in any action by the authority affecting that property.
3.
Disclosure to authority.
Any disclosure required to be made under this section to the municipal officers shall concurrently be made to the authority which has been vested with urban renewal project powers by the municipality under this chapter.
4.
Incompatible offices.
No trustee or other officer of the authority exercising powers under this chapter may hold any other public office in the municipality other than the office with respect to the authority.
5.
Violation.
Any violation of this section constitutes misconduct in office.

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