[Opinion] Conflict of interest – Town councilor – Personal residence – Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly

Conflict of interest – Town councilor – Personal residence – Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly

Where a member of the Middletown Town Council has requested an advisory opinion regarding whether he is prohibited, upon recusal as a town council member, from attending and speaking at public hearings before the town council relative to a proposed housing development to be located across the street from his personal residence, the public forum exception applies, so he may appear before and address the town council during a public comment period…