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ARTICLE V <br />General <br />Section 1. Committees. The Chair may appoint members of the Commission to <br />such committees as deemed necessary to perform any functions for the purpose of <br />advising the Commission. <br />Section 2. Conflict of Interest; Code of Ethics. The members and officers of <br />the Commission shall comply with all applicable federal and state laws regarding <br />conflicts of interest. The members, officers and employees of the Commission shall also <br />comply with the Code of Ethics set forth as Sections 5 -6 through 5 -17 of the City of <br />Louisville Home Rule Charter ( "Code of Ethics "). For purposes of application of such <br />Code of Ethics only, the Commission shall be considered a "public body" and a member <br />of the Commission shall be considered a "public body member." <br />Section 3. Amendment of Bylaws. The Bylaws of the Commission may be <br />amended only upon a majority vote of the members of the Commission. <br />ARTICLE VI <br />General Rules of Procedure for Public Hearings <br />Section 1. Recording. A record of any public hearing shall be made by electronic <br />recording device. <br />Section 2. Notice. Notice of a public hearing shall be given in the manner and <br />according to the procedures set forth in applicable City ordinances. <br />Section 3. Rules of Evidence. <br />A. The Commission shall not be required to observe formal rules of evidence <br />during hearings, but may consider any matter which the Chair concludes is reasonably <br />reliable and calculated to aid the Commission in reaching an accurate determination of <br />the issues involved. <br />B. Rulings on questions of admissibility will be decided by the Chair unless <br />objected to by a member of the Commission, in which case the ruling shall be made by <br />the Commission. <br />C. The meeting agenda and all agenda - related materials constituting the <br />meeting packet for the meeting at which the hearing is held shall be included within the <br />record of the hearing without further necessity for making and admission thereof. All <br />other documents or other materials offered as exhibits shall be marked and identified for <br />the record before offering them to the Chair for admission into the record of the hearing. <br />Page 7 of 14 <br />