5.1 A County Officer as defined by the Ordinance may request an advisory opinion from the Commission concerning acts or activities covered by the Ordinance. Requests for advisory opinions by individuals other than County Officers will not be accepted or considered.
5.2 Such requests will be made in writing on the form designated by the Commission as Appendix B, § 3 of this chapter.
5.3 Unless good cause is shown, such requests will be made to the Commission at least three weeks in advance of the act or activity that is the subject of the request. This will allow sufficient time for the Commission as a whole to consider the request.
5.4 If good cause is shown, the Chair, Vice-Chair, or the Chair’s designee may accept a request made within three weeks of the act or activity that is the subject of the request.
5.5 If good cause is shown within three weeks of the contemplated act or activity, the Chair and Vice-Chair, in consultation with a third member, shall consider and render an advisory opinion on behalf of the Commission. In this event, the advisory opinion shall be disseminated to the Commission no later than the next regularly scheduled meeting. Decisions rendered under this Section 5.5 will not be precedent on the Commission unless and until ratified by the full Commission.
5.6 All opinions shall be open for public inspection.
5.7 The Commission shall not entertain requests for advisory opinions from a person about the conduct of another person, except that County Officers as defined in the Ordinance may request an advisory opinion regarding the contemplated act or activity of a person over whom the requesting County Officer exercises supervisory authority.
(Ord. 556, passed 3-17-2015)