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4.8 Additional Information, Investigations, and Hearings, When Requested a. Upon receipt of a request for an advisory opinion, the Board may render its opinion on the basis of the information available, or the Board may request additional information when deemed necessary; provided that where the officer or employee involved requests a hearing in accordance with Rule 4.7, one will be held. b. The Board may authorize its staff to request additional information on its behalf. c. When the Board deems it necessary in order to render an advisory opinion, the Board may initiate or make investigations and hold hearings. Such investigations and hearings shall be held in accordance with Rule 5 herein. 4.9 Advisory Opinions, Issuance of a. Within thirty days after a request for an opinion, or within thirty days after a final hearing on any request shall have been concluded, whichever is later, the Board shall render its opinion in writing. b. When a request for an informal advisory opinion is submitted in accordance with Rules 4.1 or 4.3(b), the advisory opinion, if one is issued, will be sent to the officer or employee who requested it. c. When a request for an informal advisory opinion is submitted in accordance with Rules 4.2 or 4.3(a), the advisory opinion, if one is issued, will be sent to the third party who requested the opinion with a copy to the officer or employee concerned. d. An opinion will be considered rendered when it is signed and placed in the mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to the person requesting the opinion at the address furnished by the person, or upon personal delivery. 4.10 Disciplinary Action a. After an informal advisory opinion has been rendered, the Board shall notify the appointing authority of the officer or employee involved or the Council, in the case of elected officials, of its informal advisory opinion. -11-