Members may, individually or jointly, request legal opinions and legal work from the
City Solicitor. When appropriate, the Member(s) may specify that such opinions be
delivered confidentially under the attorney-client privilege, and be delivered only
to the Member(s) who requested the legal opinions.
If the "Rule 11" legal work the Member requests involves an item to which the administration
has already established a position or generated a legal analysis, the Member(s) may
request an independent opinion conducted by a city attorney not involved in the prior
decision making or analysis.
When the Member has requested a confidential/privileged and independent opinion or
analysis, only the Member can disclose the legal opinion to others within or outside
the administration. Consistent with Ohio rules of legal ethics, the city attorney
must conduct his or her analysis independently and provide a neutral and confidential
opinion or analysis to the requesting Member(s).
Members who jointly request a confidential legal opinion or analysis must respect
their joint attorney-client privilege for legal opinions given to them in confidence
by the City Solicitor's Office or other attorneys of the city.
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