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provided, however, that no such person, or his or her spouse, shall <br />appear before the board or commission of which he or she is a <br />member. <br />(d) The restrictions in this section do not apply to business associates <br />of officers, employees or advisory board members, but only personally to the <br />officers, employees and advisory board members themselves. <br />Sec. 2-304. Conflict of Interest. <br />(a) If any city officer, employee or advisory board member has a <br />substantial interest in a business entity or real property involved in any <br />decision pending before such officer, employee or advisory board member, <br />or the body of which he or she is a member, such officer, employee or <br />advisory board member shall disclose such interest as provided in <br />subsection (b) below and shall abstain from further discussion and voting on <br />the matter if: <br />1. In the case of a substantial interest in a business entity the action <br />on the matter will have a special economic effect on the business <br />entity that is distinguishable from the effect on the public; or <br />2. In the case of a substantial interest in real property, it is <br />reasonably foreseeable that an action on the matter will have a <br />special economic effect on the value of the property, <br />distinguishable from its effect on the public. <br />(b) A city officer, employee or advisory board member shall disclose <br />the existence of any substantial interest in a business entity or real property <br />involved in any decision pending before such officer, employee or advisory <br />board member shall, prior to any discussion or determination of the matter, <br />either file an affidavit of disclosure as required by § 171.004 of the Texas <br />Local Government Code or, if not so required, shall publicly disclose in the <br />official records of the body or of the city secretary the nature of the interest. <br />To comply with this paragraph, a city employee shall notify his or her <br />superior, and the director of human resources in writing of the nature of any <br />substantial interest he may have in a business entity or real property which <br />would be affected by an exercise of discretionary authority by the city <br />employee. The employee's superior shall assign the matter to another <br />employee. <br />Sec. 2-305. Disclosure of interest. <br />(a) A local government officer shall file a conflicts disclosure <br />statement with respect to a person described by Section 176.002 (a) of the <br />Texas Local Government Code if: <br />s <br />