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1-11A-5: CITY ATTORNEY ADVISORY OPINIONS:
   A.   Request and Process for an Opinion: Elected officials of the City of West Jordan may request of the city attorney an advisory opinion concerning the application of the ethics acts. The city attorney shall accept and process these advisory opinion requests. As soon as practicable, the city attorney shall render a written opinion to all of the members of the city council.
   B.   Availability of an Opinion: Advisory opinions may be available for public review, subject to state statutes, and may be in such form and with such deletions as may be necessary to prevent the disclosure of the identity of the persons involved or to protect personal privacy interests.
   C.   Defense to Rely Upon an Opinion: An advisory opinion rendered by the city attorney, until amended or revoked by the city attorney, shall be a defense in any action brought by the city against the elected official and shall be binding on the city in any subsequent proceedings concerning the person who requested the opinion and who acted in good faith upon it, unless material facts were omitted or misstated by the person requesting the opinion. (Ord. 16-38, 9-7-2016; § 1-7E-6; Ord. 19-36, 11-13-2019, Effective at 12 noon on January 6, 2020; Ord. 21-14, 3-24-2021)