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whim__ of_the ._ appointing_, body. _.Mrs. _ DeRose. noted ..there would _have, to. -be.,, just cause for removal. Commissioner., Choitz said „she felt,.the. way .the. rules are currently presented seemed_ to__.protect..rboth...sides. Mrs.. DeRose suggested the word "reasonable" be . added,., so__that . the --appointing- body,_had_to . given reasons for removing- -,-a Commissioner.. Commissioner DeRose added this change to her previous motion so that III.B. would read "Members of the Commission may be removed by the appointing body for .lust and reasonable cause." Commissioner. Talley inquired- _.if..the. issue _of..ex-parte needed to be addressed in this_ document._ Mrs...DeRose- ,asked,.for, clarification of what Commissioner Talley meant by ex-parte.. Commissioner Talley explained, the book "Procedural Due Process in P1ain.English" was the basis for. -his abstaining -from voting at last months meeting, on_ the .-COA. application_ for 1333 Riverside Drive because the owner had asked him to look at the project before Commissioner Talley knew the . owner.. --had _. already, . filed_._,for _ .a . COA.. Commissioner Talley inquired if . ex-parte needed to be addressed in the procedural rules of the Commission. Commissioner Choitz mentioned the Commissioners were bound to.not_give anyone permission to -,,do, anything. Mrs. DeRose said she .,viewed ex-parte- from a judicial point of.,.view_and in the legal profession, ex-parte communication is grounds .for disbarment..., Mrs. DeRose said she. assumed the public knew, about ex-parte communications.. Commissioner Talley referred to the_.BZA and the way BZA members are required -to -address ex-parte communications. Mrs. DeRose said she thought perhaps ex-parte needed to be. addressed as Commissioner Talley suggested. Commissioner Choitz said individuals could.not represent themselves as the Commission and must refrain. from giving advice—She added all calls regarding COA's should be referred to .the .staff. President Oxian said typically between the Commission meetings,. .the president, is asked what the Commission's stand point will be_ on..issues,,,but_.this would be issues that were not for public hearing. He said sometimes he. has. the staff hint -to applicants that their proposal might not be -approved -so that -the applicant can make revisions prior to the public hearing so .that the issue may -be _resolved, more quickly. Mrs. DeRose inquired_ if there was any problem including a rule requiring no ex-parte communications between Commissioners and petitioners. Mrs. DeRose said ex-parte could be just cause for dismissal of a Commissioner. Commissioner Talley inquired if he should amend Commissioner Choitz's motion. President Oxian said_ he felt it was not necessary because all the Commissioners know ex-parte is unethical. Commissioner Fine pointed out if the procedures were given out to all COA applicants, it might be helpful for the public to know ex-parte communications are not allowed. Commissioner Hostetler agreed. Commissioner Choitz pointed out there are a lot of ethical common sense things that Commissioners must consider like talking.to.the press, writing letters, or making phone calls and all these things could not be put in writing. Commissioner Bullene suggested an addition to III.B. saying 'The Commission may petition an. appointing . authority requesting the removal of a Commissioner." President Oxian said the COmmission did not have that right in the Ordinance. Mrs. DeRose explained there are certain things that can be done within the general operating guidelines. Commissioner Sporleder said there was