A. A public official of a municipality, commissioner or employee of a housing authority or slum clearance and redevelopment commission to which the powers of a municipality have been delegated pursuant to this article shall not voluntarily acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in a redevelopment project or in any property included or planned to be included in a redevelopment project of the municipality or in any contract or proposed contract in connection with a redevelopment project. If an acquisition is not voluntary, the interest acquired shall be immediately disclosed in writing to the local governing body and the disclosure shall be entered upon the minutes of the governing body.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-1477

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Local governing body: means the council or other legislative body charged with governing the municipality. See Arizona Laws 36-1471
  • Municipality: means any incorporated city or town in the state. See Arizona Laws 36-1471
  • Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company association, joint stock association or body politic, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee or other similar representative thereof. See Arizona Laws 36-1471
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • slum clearance and redevelopment commission: means an agency of a municipality created pursuant to section 36-1476. See Arizona Laws 36-1471
  • Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215

B. If any official, commissioner or employee presently owns or controls, or owned or controlled within the preceding two years, any interest, direct or indirect, in any property which the person knows is included or planned by the municipality to be included in any redevelopment project, the person shall immediately disclose this fact in writing to the local governing body, and this disclosure shall be entered upon the minutes of the governing body. The person shall not participate in any action by the municipality, housing authority or commission affecting the property. Any violation of this section shall constitute misconduct in office.