(A) No decision or action by the City Council or other body authorized to hear an appeal shall be invalid due to ex parte contact of bias resulting from such contact with a member of the decision-making body, provided that the member who received such contact:
(1) Places on the record the substance of the contact, including date, place, persons present and other known information; and
(2) Makes a public announcement of the ex parte contact, bias, etc., at or immediately before the public hearing is opened.
(B) Communication between the City Council or other hearings body and city staff prior to the hearing is not considered ex parte contact, provided staff is not personally involved in the case or a party thereto.
(Ord. 225, passed 10-20-1994, § 28.7)