(A) No officer or employee 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 which he or she represents. A non-elected officer or part-time employee of the city or any city agency may, however, represent any person or business before the city or a city agency if the non-elected officer or employee notifies the Mayor in writing of his desire to do so and a substitute to represent the city in such transaction is approved by the Mayor.
(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 or employee from representing himself or herself in matters concerning his or her own interests.
(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.
(Ord. 94-11-29, passed 11-29-94)