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ORDINANCE NO. NS-ll98 PAGE THREE (b) Section 3625(d) shall apply where: A statutory quorum or a simple majority cannot be achieved by continuance for a reasonable time or within legally mandated time limits: or More than a simple majority vote is required to take a proposed action and the number of officials entitled to vote is less than the number of votes required for the action to be taken; or 3. The official is, by law, the sole officer who can per- form the action or make the decision. (c) In cases where Subsections 2-317(b)(1) or of this ordinance apply, all otherwise disqualified shall be entitled to participate. 2-317(b)(2) officials (d) In all cases involving exceptions hereunder, the offi- cial shall comply with Section 3625(d). Sec. 2-318. Same - Disqualification. An Section which di official who refrains from acting in accordance with 3625(b) need not declare the nature of the interest squalifies him. Sec. 2-319. Same - Interpretation. An official who is unsure of the application or nature of the prohibitions contained in Section 3625 may secure a written opinion from the City Attorney. When said opinion is complied with in good faith belief that it is consistent with the provi- sions of the Governmental Conflict of Interests Act and these guidelines, he shall thereafter be entitled to rely on said opinion in discharging his official duties and shall be exempt from the civil penalties of Section 3751 and the sanctions of Section 3753. Sec. 2-320. Same - Limitations on Actions. (a) No action shall be brought pursuant to Section 3751 of the Government Code to restrain the execution of or to set aside as void any decision, contract, order, permit, ordinance, resolution or other official action unless the complaint or petition has been filed and served on the Clerk of the Council within thirty {30) days following the decision, contract, order, permit, ordinance, resolution or other official action. (b) No action shall be brought pursuant to Section 3751 of the Government Code to enjoin an official from violating or to compel an official to comply with the provisions of the Governmental Conflict of Interests Act or of this ordinance, unless the complaint or petition has been filed and served with- in 180 days after the violation of Section 3625 has occurred. SECTION 2: This ordinance shall take effect as an urgency measure immediately upon its adoption. The City Council declares that it is necessary to the public peace, health, safety and welfare that this ordinance be adopted as an urgency measure. The facts constituting the urgency are: The Governmental Con- flict of Interests Act became effective on January l, 1974. That Act creates serious and multiple obligations for public officials covered by the Act, confers broad enforcement rights upon members of the public and authorizes public agencies to