No official or employee of the City whose salary is paid in whole or in part by the City, shall appear in behalf of private interests before any agency of the City. He shall not represent any private interests in any action or proceeding against the interests of the City in any litigation to which the City is a party.
A Councilman may appear before City agencies on behalf of constituents in the course of his duties as a representative of the electorate or in the performance of public or civic obligation. However, no official or employee of the City shall accept a retainer or compensation that is contingent on a specific action by a City agency. (Ord. 150-66. Passed 3-27-67.)