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siding officer, or other person at the presiding officer's direc- ti on, shall make a statement to those i n attendance that: 1. Lists the applicable substantive criteria; 2. States that testimony and evidence must be directed toward the specified criteria or to other criteria i n the plan or land use regulation which the person believes to apply to the decision; and 3. States that fai 1 ure to raise an issue with sufficient specificity to afford the decision maker and the parties an opportunity to respond to the issue precludes an appeal on that issue to a higher city hearings body or to the Land Use Board of Appeals. ~b~ Call for Statements of Conflicts of Interest Ex Porte Contacts and Biases. 1. The presiding officer shal 1 cal 1 for statements of ex parte contacts, potential and actual conflicts of interest, and biases. • 2. • Any member of the hearings body who has been subject to s ~ gn ~ f i cant ex parte contacts regarding the matter shat l place on the record the substance of the communication . I f the contact has not impaired the member's impartiality, the member shat 1 so state and may then participate i n the hearing and decision. I f the member believes that his or her i mpar- ti al i ty has been affected by the contacts, the member shall not participate i n the hearing and decision. If the member is uncertain or wishes to avoid the appearance of partiality, he yr she shall seek the body's advice and announce adeci - s i on regarding participation i n the hearing and decision, and give the reasons for the action. 3. If the member making the disclosure of ex parte con- tacts decides to participate in the hearing, the presiding of f i cer shat i announce that any person, during their test i - mony, has the right to rebut the substance of the commun i ca- ti on. Communication between city staff and the hearings body shall not be considered an ex parte contact. 4. Any member of the hearings body who has a potent i al conflict of interest regarding the matter shall disclose the nature of the potential conflict, on the record. Following disclosure, the member may proceed in the same manner as des- cribed in subparagraph 2 of this subsection. 5, Any member of the hearings body who has an interest in the matter as described in subsection 2.393~2~ may not dis- cuss or vote on the matter. Following di scl asure of the rea- son for abstention, the member shall 1 eave the table during hearing, deliberation, discussion, and voting on the matter. fi. Any member considering abstention for reasons other than those described above shall state the reasons far the abstention, seek the advice of the body, and announce a deci- sion and the reasons therefor. 1. Any member whose parti ci pati an has been challenged by allegation of bias, prejudgment, personal interest, or par- t~ al ~ ty, may make a statement i n response thereto or i n ex 1 an - at i on th r ~ • p e eof for the record, and state h ~ s or her dec ~ s ~ on Ordinance - 5