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~ ~ ~r ~-~-" _~ A~~V i 6~Y 41~ L~'~il ~J3.~ ~ ~. 1i~ '~.d' 31 V 1L `l1` 1 V {J I. Advisory ~pilliolls II. ~'ol-Imal Advisory C~pillions l . ~o Imay request. rI'11e City Attol~Iley play issue a fol~llal advisory oplnioll on the request of a person to whole the Roseville Code of Ethics applies. A request for a written advisory opinion may be made only by aI1 individual that wishes to use the apinion to guide the individual's own conduct. 2. Requests must be iI1 writing. Requests for fol-Ima1 advisory opinions shall be in wl-iting and must set out with reasonable speciflcity the facts and circumstances of a real case. Requests for advisory opinions shall be filed with the City Attorney, who shall assist any person requesting an advisory opinion in prepal-ing the request. 3. Discretion to issue. The City Attorney shall expeditiously detel-111ine whether to issue a written advisory opinion addressing the issues raised. The City Attorley may detel-Imille that Ito opinion maybe given, or that an illfornlal opinion will be rendered. The City Attorney will advise the person requesting the opinion of his/her decision under this provision. 4. Issuance. If the City Attorley determines that he/she shall issue an adVlSOry Opllm011, It Shall be prepared In WI"lung, and shall be forwarded to the person requesting it and to the City Attol-lzey, City Manager and Ethics Commission. The Ethics Commission may publish an opinion or a Sumlmary Of all Opll11o11, but any SUCK publlSlled Op1111on Ol" SUI11111a1"y of all Oplnloll, C011slstent Wltl1 the 1VIln1leSOta GOVe17ll11e11t PractlCeS Act, a11d ally other applicable law, may not include the name of the requestor, or any other information that might identify the requestor. 5. Effect. When a fol-mal advisory opinion is issued, a person that acts in confol-I11ity with the written advisory oplnioll shall not be subject to any