Sec. 2.22. Redistricting Commission – Ex Parte Communications. (a) An ex parte communication is a communication between any member of the Los Angeles City Council Redistricting Commission and any elected City officer, or member of any elected City officer’s staff, regarding a matter pending before the Commission. An ex parte communication also includes a communication between any member of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education Redistricting Commission and any elected City officer, or Board of Education member, or member of any elected City officer’s staff, or Board of Education member’s staff, regarding a matter pending before that Commission. An ex parte communication does not include any communication that takes place on the record during an official public meeting. (b) The requirements of this section do not apply to a communication between a Commission member and a member of the City Attorney’s Office providing legal counsel. (c) A Commissioner shall disclose any ex parte communication at the next Commission meeting following the communication. Disclosure shall include the time and date of the communication, the identity of the persons who participated in the communication, and a summary of the content of the communication. The Commission may establish procedures to implement this disclosure requirement. (d) Failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall subject the Commission member to the penalties set forth in Section 11.00 (m) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. As provided in Section 1.11 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code, any violation of this section shall not render any action of the Commission or Commission member invalid. SECTION HISTORY Added by Ord. No. 186,807, Eff. 12-7-20.