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., - Agenda Item No. 4(J) Page 13 benefit from the County or a County agency, in connection with the particular benefit sought by the third person. Nor shall such person appear in any court or before any administrative tribunal as counsel or legal advisor to a part>>y<< who seeks legal relief from the County or a County agency through the suit in question. (2) No person included in the terms defined in subsections (b)(2), (3) and (4) [autonomous personnel, quasi- judicial personnel, and advisory personnel] shall appear before the County board or agency on which he or she serves, either directly or through an associate, and make a presentation on behalf of a third person with respect to any license, contract, certificate, ruling, decision, opinion, rate schedule, franchise, or other benefit sought by the third person, Nor shall such person receive compensation, directly or indirectly or in any form, for services rendered to a third party, who has applied for or is seeking some benefit from the County board or agency on which such person serves, in connection with the particular benefit by the third party. Nor shall such person appear in any court or before any administrative tribunal as counselor legal advisor to a third party who seeks legal relief from the County board or agency on which such person serves through the suit in question. However, this section shall not prohibit an architect serving without compensation on the Miami-Dade County Board of Energy Regulation or on any architectural Board, whose sole function is to pass on the aesthetics of plans submitted, from submitting plans on behalf of a client so long as such member makes known his >>or her<< representation of the applicant and disqualifies himself >>or herself<< from speaking or voting or otherwise participating on such application, (n) Actions prohibited when financial interests involved. No person included in the terms defined in subsections (b)(l) through (6) >>and (b)(I3)<< shall participate in any official action directly or indirectly affecting a business in which he or any member of his immediate family has a financial interest. [[A financial interest is defined as a special financial interest, direct or indirect, as that term is used in Section 1.03 of the County's Charter; or as a financial interest as defined in Section 769 of the Restatement of the Law of Torts as an investment or something in the nature of an investment.]] This section shall not prohibit any official, officer, employee or person from taking official action (l) to promote tourism or downtown development or redevelopment within the County or any portion thereof, or (2) to authorize the expenditure of public funds for promoting tourism or downtown IS-