§ 2-282. Conflicts of interest.

(a)

Part-time or full-time employees or consultants of the city including, but not limited to, the city architect, city attorney, city engineer, city planner, building official or code compliance officer, or any other city employee or consultant, shall be prohibited from representing on a consulting basis or otherwise, regarding obtaining city approval, persons or entities requesting from the city, either administratively or through the planning and zoning board or the city council, any form of city approval including but not limited to, approval for obtaining of licenses, permits, variances, zoning changes, or any other form of approval from the city.

(b)

The provisions of this section may be waived by a four-fifths vote of the city council on proper disclosure as made pursuant to subsection (c) of this section; provided, however, that concerning matters which are under the jurisdiction of the water and sewer department, the provisions of this section may be waived by a four-fifths vote of the water and sewer board.

(c)

Prior to any vote being made to waive the provisions of this section, the party requesting the waiver shall make a full disclosure of the type of services to be performed, the amount of compensation to be paid, and such other material details of the transaction as are requested either by the water and sewer board concerning water and sewer matters, or by the city council concerning other matters.

(Code 1985, §§ 34.35—34.37)