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Attachment A <br />Procedure for Advisory Ethics Opinions Resolution <br />PROCEDURE FOR <br />ADVISORY ETHICS OPINIONS <br />Advisory Opinions <br />Individuals who are subject to the requirements of the Roseville Ethics Code may <br />request an advisory opinion from the City Attorney regarding the Ethics Code to <br />guide their actions for compliance with the law. Individuals may request formal or <br />informal opinions. Requests for opinions and the opinions issued, are classified as <br />private/confidential data under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. A <br />public version of any formal advisory opinions shall be published by the City as <br />limited by the State's Data Practices Act. <br />II. Formal Advisory Opinions <br />1. Who may request. The City Attorney may issue a formal advisory opinion <br />on the request of a person to whom the Roseville Code of Ethics applies. A <br />request for a written advisory opinion maybe made only by an individual <br />that wishes to use the opinion to guide the individual's own conduct. <br />2. Requests must be in writing. Requests for formal advisory opinions shall <br />be in writing and must set out with reasonable specificity the facts and <br />circumstances of a real case. Requests for advisory opinions shall be filed <br />with the City Attorney, who shall assist any person requesting an advisory <br />opinion in preparing the request. <br />3. Discretion to issue. The City Attorney shall expeditiously determine <br />whether to issue a written advisory opinion addressing the issues raised. <br />The City Attorney may determine that no opinion maybe given, or that an <br />informal opinion will be rendered. <br />4. Issuance. If the City Attorney determines that he/she shall issue an <br />advisory opinion, it shall be prepared in writing, and shall be forwarded to <br />the person requesting it and to the City Attorney, City Manager and Ethics <br />Commission. The Ethics Commission shall publish an opinion or a <br />summary of an opinion, as limited by the .State's Data Practices Act, but <br />any such published opinion or summary of an opinion may not include the <br />name of the requestor, or any other information that might identify the <br />requestor. <br />5. Effect. When a formal advisory opinion is issued, a person that acts in <br />conformity with the written advisory opinion shall not be subject to any <br />