The following words and phrases shall have the following meanings for purposes of this article, unless otherwise indicated:
ADMINISTRATIVE OR LEGISLATIVE ACTION: The proposal, drafting, introduction, development, consideration, amendment, enactment, or defeat by the city, the city council, or any commission, committee, or subcommittee of the city of any ordinance, amendment, resolution, report, initiative or other matter, including any rule, regulation, or other action in any regulatory proceeding, whether legislative, administrative, quasi-legislative or quasi-judicial. Administrative action does not include any action that is solely ministerial.
CITY OFFICIAL: Every officer or employee of the city who is required to file a statement of economic interests pursuant to the city's conflict of interest code, except that "city official" shall not include any member of the city council or a member of a city commission, committee or subcommittee.
COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE: Any body created by the city council as set forth in title 2, chapter 2 and title 10, chapter 1 of this code.
COMMUNICATION TO THE CITY: For purposes of section 1-9-203 of this chapter shall mean any formal or informal appearance before, or the making of any oral or written communication to, the city, the city council or any member thereof, or any commission, committee, subcommittee of the city or member thereof, or any other officer or employee of the city, if the appearance or communication is made for the purpose of influencing a land use matter.
ELECTED OFFICIAL: Any person elected or appointed to hold an elected office of the city.
LAND USE MATTER: For purposes of section 1-9-203 of this chapter shall mean those matters for which an application has been submitted to the city for administrative or legislative action pursuant to the provisions set forth in title 10 of this code such as, but not limited to, a general plan amendment, specific plan, conditional use permit, variance or a planned development.
PLANNING COMMISSIONER: Each member of the Beverly Hills planning commission.
VOTED UPON BY THE ELECTED OFFICIAL: For purposes of section 1-9-203 of this chapter shall refer to a land use matter on which the city council has taken action at a formal meeting during the elected official's term of office, unless the elected official was absent from all meetings at which the land use matter was considered. (Ord. 07-O-2535, eff. 12-14-2007)