At the November 13, 2017, Town Board meeting, the subject of possible (Supervisor) conflicts of interest and their effects was raised on the agenda by a citizen.
It was again discussed that no one can recuse a Supervisor or a Commissioner but that person himself. Others on the body may raise the topic and suggest or urge an individual to recuse himself (and this has occurred), but only the individual with the possible conflict can take that action.
Without weighing in on whether such conflicts exist or not, I thought it might be helpful to all to post a link to the Minnesota Association of Townships Government Manual dealing with this topic. The intent of recusal in such instances is to help assure that decisions are arrived at in the Township's interest, not just in the interests of a biased individual. There are consequences to not recusing oneself when a conflict does exist, but those generally follow some (legal) action being taken, as I understand it.
Here's your link:
Conflicts of Interest
SEE POST FROM JUNE 8, 2016, on this same subject: DOES RECUSAL MEAN AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACCUSE?
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