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<br />quasi-judicial action pending before such official shall be made a part of the record before final <br /> <br />action is taken on the matter. <br /> <br />(iii) A local public official representing the City of Sunny Isles Beach may conduct <br /> <br />investigations, make site visits and receive expert opinions regarding quasi-judicial action pending <br />before him or her, provided that such activities and the existence of such investigations, site visits, <br /> <br />or expert opinions is made a part of the record before final action is taken on the matter. <br /> <br />(iv) Disclosure made pursuant to paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) above must be made <br /> <br />before or during the public meeting at which a vote is taken on such matters, so that persons who <br /> <br />have opinions contrary to those expressed in the ex parte communication are given a reasonable <br />opportunity to refute or respond to the communication. <br /> <br />E. Record of the Hearing <br /> <br />Following the final disposition of the Application, all evidence admitted at the <br />hearing, the Application file, all City Staff reports, and the adopted order <br />promulgating the decision of the City Commission and/or the Planning and Zoning <br />Board shall be maintained in a separate file constituting the record of the <br />Application. The record shall be kept in the custody of the appropriate City Staff at <br />all times during the pendency of the Application. The record will be made available <br />to the public for inspection upon request during normal business hours. <br /> <br />Section 2. Severabilitv. The provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable <br />and if any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall for any reason be held to be <br />invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections, <br />sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance but they shall remain in effect, it being the <br />legislative intent that this Ordinance shall stand notwithstanding the invalidity of any part. <br /> <br />Section 3. Inclusion in the Code. It is the intention of the Commission, and it is hereby <br />ordained, that the provisions of this ordinance shall become an appendix to the City of Sunny Isles <br />Beach Code; that the sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such <br />intentions; and that the word "ordinance" shall be changed to "section" or other appropriate word, as <br />required. <br /> <br />Section 4. <br />on second reading <br />Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective ten (10) days after adoption <br /> <br />Ex Parte Communications Ord. <br />LMD:jb <br /> <br />5 <br />