(a) A person who is an employee of a public utility providing service under a franchise with the city is not disqualified from serving as a member of a board if the responsibilities of the board are not directly related to regulation of the rates and service of the public utility.
(b) A board member who is an employee of a public utility providing service under a franchise with the city shall abstain from voting and comply with Section 8-14 on any matter before the board directly or indirectly related to the business of the public utility. (Ord. Nos. 16467; 17489; 20488)