5362

COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

corporations or associations involved in the decision
being made by the official or his agency. Such
presumption shall not be construed to apply to or include
an interest or investment in land geographically remote
from the land involved in the decision, a possibility or
reverter, a mortgage or other security interest in which
the real party in interest is not as otherwise defined in
this subsection.

(2)     Act as broker, agent, attorney,
representative or employee of any person in his business
dealings with the county or its agencies or agencies or
the state operating for the county or represent private
interests before the county or such described agencies;
nor shall the official decide or participate in a
decision on any matter in which a close business or
professional associate has acted in any of these
capacities or represented private interests before the
county or such described agencies. This shall not be
construed, however, to prevent members of boards and
commissions appointed by the County Council or County
Executive, or any close business or professional
associates of such members, from participating in matters
with the county or such described agencies, where such
participation has no relationship to the board or
commission to which such member was appointed, nor shall
the term "participation" include the preparation of
surveys, architectural or site plans when such are not
prepared for presentation to the board or commission upon
which such member serves.

(3)    Solicit or accept any gift, favor, loan,
service, promise, employment or thing which might
influence or tend to influence the proper performance of
his duty.

(4)    Voluntarily appear as attorney, counsel
or otherwise represent private interests or give opinion
evidence against the interests of the county or its
agencies or agencies of the state operating for the
county in any action or proceedings in which the county
or agency or any official of the county or agency acting
in his official duty is a party, except where the
interests of the county or agency are incompatible or
adverse one to the other, and the official has been
assigned to so appear or give evidence in accordance with
his duty.

(5)     Disclose any confidential information
concerning the property, management or affairs of the
county or agencies, or use such information to advance
the financial or other private interests of himself or
other persons.