A. Upon the request of an elected official or municipal officer, the city attorney shall issue an advisory opinion interpreting this chapter. The requester shall supply any additional information requested by the city attorney in order to issue the opinion.

B. The city attorney may offer oral advice if delay would cause substantial inconvenience or detriment to the requester. Within two (2) working days after providing the oral advice, the city attorney shall provide a brief written statement summarizing its contents.

C. The city attorney may reconsider, revoke, or modify an advisory opinion at any time.

D. A request for advice made under subsection A of this section is confidential to the extent permitted by law unless the subject of the opinion waives confidentiality and authorizes in writing the release of the request or the full text of the advisory opinion.

E. The city attorney shall make the advisory opinion issued under this section available for public inspection with sufficient deletions to prevent disclosure of the persons whose identities are confidential under subsection D of this section. [Ord. 19-19 § 2, 2019.]