A. "Advisory board" or "commission." All boards and commissions of the City shall be deemed advisory except in instances when the board or commission is performing other than an advisory function as defined in subsection B below.

B. "Performance of other than advisory functions." A board or commission will be deemed to perform other than an advisory function and to be subject to this chapter and Section 36 only with respect to any contract, work or business of the City, the making or securing of which is influenced either directly or indirectly by the board or commission. A board or commission directly or indirectly influences the making or securing of a contract, work or business of the City whenever it engages in actions, including but not limited to, formally or informally reviewing a contract, reviewing a bid specification or request for proposal, discussing funding of an activity, discussing priorities for funding, or making general policy, implementation of which results in the making or securing of a contract, work or business for the City.

C. "Interested; Exclusions." A City employee or member of a board or commission shall not be deemed to be "interested" in a contract, work or business of the City if their relationship with the contracting party or entity constitutes a "remote interest" within the meaning of Government Code Sections 1091 and 1091.5, the fact of such interest is disclosed to the department, board or commission of which they are a member and noted in its official records, and the employee or member with such interest disqualifies themselves from participating in any manner, either directly or indirectly, in making or influencing any decision related to the contract, work or business of the City in which they have a remote interest. (Ord. 5694-NS § 2, 1985)