Wanting to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest, mayoral candidate Tim Callison announced Monday afternoon he would change the location of his campaign kickoff fundraiser.

The event was held at his Second Street home instead of Callahan’s Firehouse Studio. The city-owned building is leased by glass artist Callahan McVay, who submitted a proposal to buy part of the property after the city issued a request for proposal on the surplus property downtown on Second Street.

Callison is married to Councilwoman Robin Black and has endorsements from three other council members, who have final authority over whether to sell the property or not.

“After a lot of pause and reflection about the fundraiser at Callahan’s, I’ve decided to move it,” Callison said in a call to The Record on Monday afternoon.

“I don’t want to cast a shadow between the ongoing negotiations between he and the city,” he added.

Use of the event space was originally considered the first campaign donation by McVay, who typically charges $90 per hour for use of the space adorned with his blown-glass art and tableware.