The following persons are exempt from the requirements of this article:
A. Any public official or employee of a public entity acting in his or her official capacity and within the scope of his or her employment by the public entity.
B. Any person who is engaging in legislative advocacy without compensation other than a financier.
C. Any person whose only activity is submitting a bid on a competitively bid contract, who submits a written or oral response to a request for more information, or who participates in an oral interview process. This exemption shall not apply to any person who attempts to influence the actions of any City official with regard to any such contract outside an interview or public meeting.
D. Any person making a request of the City staff for advice or for an interpretation of laws, regulations, or City approvals or policies; or who responds to a request from a City official. However, this exemption shall not include any substantive discussion of that advice or interpretation.
E. Persons seeking any ministerial action that does not involve a development project. An action is ministerial if it does not require the City official involved to exercise discretion concerning any outcome or course of action. (Ord. 00-O-2347, eff. 9-1-2000; amd. Ord. 06-O-2507, eff. 11-17-2006; Ord. 18-O-2749, eff. 2-9-2018; Ord. 19-O-2787, eff. 10-18-2019)