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Committee discusses formal vs. informal city attorney opinions and a bindery of past opinions
Summary
Members reviewed whether past city attorney opinions should be catalogued publicly, discussed statutory sources for 'formal' opinions, and recommended digitizing a found loose-leaf binder of advisory opinions for transparency.
The committee examined section 7.6 — how the charter treats city attorney opinions — and heard that the city clerk's office holds a loose-leaf binder of past advisory opinions. Committee members and legal staff discussed the difference between “formal” opinions created under state law and day-to-day informal legal advice protected by attorney-client privilege.
City legal counsel explained that formal opinions issued by a state attorney general arise under statute (counsel referenced…
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