No examiner shall conduct or participate in any hearing, decision or recommendation in which the examiner has a direct or indirect substantial financial or familial interest or concerning which the examiner has had substantial prehearing contacts with proponents or opponents. Nor, on appeal from an examiner decision, shall any member of the city council who has such an interest or has had such contacts participate in consideration thereof. (Ord. 1813 § 1, 2000; Ord. 1626 § 1, 1996).