(a) No present or former public official or employee shall, during his public employment or service or for twelve months thereafter, represent a client or act in a representative capacity for any person on any matter in which he personally participated as a public official or employee through decision, approval, disapproval, recommendation, the rendering of advice, investigation or other substantial exercise of administrative discretion.
(b) As used in this section, “matter” includes any case, proceeding, application, determination, issue or question, but does not include the proposal, consideration or enactment of statutes, rules, ordinances, resolutions or charter or constitutional amendments.
(c) As used in this section, “represent” includes any formal or informal appearance before, or any written or oral communication with, any public agency on behalf of any person.
(d) Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit, during such period, a former public official or employee from being retained or employed to represent, assist or act in a representative capacity for the public agency by which he was employed or on which he served.
(e) This section shall not be construed to prohibit the performance of ministerial functions, including, but not limited to, the filing or amendment of tax returns, applications for permits and licenses, incorporation papers and other similar documents.
(Ord. 57-97. Passed 9-8-97.)