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. In an appeal from an examiner decision, the council shall be subject to the county ethics code, chapter 2.50 SCC. (Added by Ord. 80-115 § 1, Dec. 29, 1980; Amended by Amended Ord. 02-047, Oct. 16, 2002, Eff date Dec. 1, 2002).