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2 No person who has served as an elected City official, mayor, Commission Member or member of the staff of an elected official, or as City Manager, an assistant to the manager, City Attorney, Deputy or Assistant City Attorney, department director or employee shall, for a period of two (2) years after service or employment has ceased, lobby any City officer or employee in connection with any judicial or other proceeding, application, RFP, RFQ, bid, request for ruling, other determination, contract, claim, controversy, charge, accusation, arrest or other particular subject matter in which the City or one (1) of its agencies or instrumentalities is a party or has any interest whatever, whether direct or indirect. Additionally, no person who has served as a City Commissioner shall, for a period of two (2) years after hislher service or employment has ceased, lobby, with regard to any zoning or land use issue, any City officer, departmental personnel or employee in connection with any judicial or other proceeding, application, request for ruling, or other determination, contract, claim, controversy, charge, accusation, arrest or other particular subject matter in which the City of Sunny Isles Beach or one (1) of its agencies or instrumentalities is a party or has any interest whatever, whether direct or indirect. Nothing contained in this subsection shall prohibit any individual included within the provisions of this subsection from submitting a routine administrative request or application to a City department or agency during the two-year period after service or employment has ceased. 3. The provisions of subsection (2) above shall not apply to officials or employees who become employed by governmental entities, 501(c)(3) non-profit entities or educational institutions or entities, and who lobby on behalf of such entities in their official capacities. 4. The provisions of this section shall apply to all individuals who leave the City after the effective date of this ordinance. Former officers and employees who have left the City within two years prior to the effective date of -this ordinance shall execute an affidavit on a form prepared by the Office of the City Attorney prior to lobbying any City officer or employee stating that the requirements of this ordinance do not preclude the person from lobbying any officer, departmental personnel or employee of the City. The City Attorney shall verify the accuracy of each affidavit executed by a former officer, departmental personnel or employee. (q) CITY ATTORNEY TO RENDER OPINIONS ON REOUEST. Whenever any person. included in the terms defined in subsections (b)(l) through (6) and subsections (b)(9) is in doubt as to the proper interpretation or application of this conflict of interest and Miami-Dade County Code of Ethics Ordinance, or whenever any person who renders services to the City is in doubt as to the applicability of the ordinance, that person may submit to the City Attorney a full written statement of the facts and questions. The City Attorney shall then render an opinion to such person and shall publish these opinions without use of the name of the person advised unless such person permits the use of a name. Amendment to Code of Ethics Ordinance Chapter 2 llf12J99 -- 2:32 PM -9-