(A) No officer, employee, or professional contractor of the city or any city agency shall represent any person or business, other than the city, in connection with any cause, proceeding, application, or other matter pending before the city or any city agency; provided, however, that the professional contractors:
(1) May represent other public or quasi-public entities (for example, utility companies) in conjunction with the performance of his or her duties; or
(2) May represent other private entities after full disclosure to Council and receiving its unanimous consent.
(B) Nothing in this section shall prohibit an employee from representing another employee or employees where the representation is within the context of official labor union or similar representational responsibilities.
(C) Nothing in this section shall prohibit any officer, employee, or professional contractor from representing himself or herself in matters concerning his or her own interest.
(D) No elected officer shall be prohibited by this section from making any inquiry for information on behalf of a constituent, if no compensation, reward, or other thing of value is promised to, given to, or accepted by the officer, whether directly or indirectly, in return for the inquiry.
(2010 Code, § 30.44) (Ord. 1, 2012, passed 3-12-2012)