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EX PARTE COMMUNICATION POLICY
Members of the City Council, City Boards or Commissions, and City employees, agents
and representatives shall not engage in any ex parte communication with any member
of a Board or Commission regarding any quasi judicial matter pending, or reasonably
expected to come, before that member’s Board or Commission.
For purposes of this policy, the term ex parte communication shall mean any oral or
written communication directed to a member which is intended, or is reasonably
calculated, to influence the member's decision on any quasi judicial matter but does not
include communications between members during deliberations preliminary to
decision or communications where all interested parties or their representatives are
present. The term quasi judicial matter shall mean the appeal of any discipline imposed
on any City employee, the appeal of any grievance filed by a City employee or
employee association, or a proceeding to revoke any license, permit or approval
granted by the City Council, any Board or Commission, or any City employee and
which is pending, or is reasonably expected to come, before any City Board or
Commission.
The provisions of this policy do not apply to ex parte communications between City
employees and any member of a Board or Commission regarding a quasi judicial matter
which has been submitted to, or can reasonably be expected to be heard by, the Board
or Commission when the ex parte communication is initiated by the member and
requests only background information available to members of the general public.
Adopted - November 10, 1997
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