Mr. Tom Moylan:

Our members spoke with us about recusing themselves from taking part in any discussion on a piece of land if they believe that they have, or will have, a business connection to it. For example, if a solicitor represents the family involved, he or she should recuse himself or herself from any discussion. That would be the correct course to take in that person's role as a local authority member. The same applies to auctioneers and other professionals who might have dealings with the land at any point. They must recuse themselves when the local authority makes a decision on it. Those were the general terms of the conversation that we had with our elected members, but this point has not figured predominantly in our discussions because we feel that elected members should recuse themselves if they believe that they will have a future role.