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City law department explains limits on advising private businesses about firearms; item tabled
Summary
A resolution requesting state guidance on private businesses' rights to prohibit firearms prompted the City Law Department to explain Article 12 of the City Charter and City Code Section 35.5 limit city attorneys from providing legal advice to members of the public; the committee tabled the request pending external guidance.
The Committee on Community Development opened a request on July 29 seeking state guidance for private businesses on prohibiting firearms on their premises.
Lisa Yeager of the City Law Department told the committee that Article 12 of the City Charter defines who the city attorney represents and that City Code Section 35.5…
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