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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />City of Mounds View <br />PlmUling and Zoning Commission - Bylaws <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />Page 5 <br /> <br />c. <br /> <br />EX PARTE CONTACTS: Ex parte contacts are contacts betw'een individuals seeking to <br />influence the decisions of the Planning Commission and individual Commission members <br />outside the meeting forum. Such contacts include meetings with project proponents, <br />residents, property owners, and citizens separate from Commission meetings, <br />communication betw'een Commission members outside the meeting forum, telephone calls <br />or letters which attempt to inl1uence a Commissioner's opinion on a matter which \vill be <br />subject to the Commissioner's vote. When the Planning Commission is involved in a <br />matter which is to be heard and decided by the Commission (e.g. variances), Planning <br />Commissioners shall indicate to the person contacting them that such contact is <br />inappropriate and all testimony needs to be olTered at the hearing to ensure a fair hearing <br />for all parties. In all other cases, Plmming Commissioners should discourage such contacts <br />and should avoid expressing any opinion as to the merits of the case. When ex parte <br />contacts occur, the Planning Commissioner is responsible for notiiYing the Community <br />Development Director, and for conveying the substance of the communication at the next <br />commission meeting at which the matter discussed is under consideration. <br /> <br />Jerrv <br /> <br />~ \>t~ <br /> <br />Peterson. Chairperson <br /> <br />Rick Jopke, Community Development Director <br /> <br />N:\l)ATA\GROUPS\COMDLVIPLANCOMM\BYLAWS\BYI,AWS 2000 -- 'W1TII CHANGES. DOC <br />