all right, now ms. maio you are properly introduced with an accolade and more paper. >> good afternoon, commissioners, anita maio. regulation 699-12-a-2 and 699-12-b-2 require when receiving a request for opinion or informal advice the executive director will determine if it's a complete and proper request and transmit that to the questioner within two days after the determination is made. but there's no time frame for making that determination. a better approach is to give the requester a time certain after receipt of the request such as 7 days or 14 days. >> vice chair kopp: what time? what do you suggest? >> f.c.c.p. is 14 days. regulation 699-12-b-1 will prevent any person including an attorney campaign consultant, campaign treasurer from seeking informal advice on behalf of a client unless the client is disclosed. i have sought informal advice without having to disclose the identities of my clients. i just distributed examples of such advice i have received in the past, one in 1996 and one in march this

ms. anita maio from pillsbury? >> is there a particular recommendation? >> vice chair kopp: dated october 10th. let me go through them here. the first one, she recommends based on f.p.p.c. law that the executive director must notify the person requesting within 14 days whether the request will be honored or not. >> so i believe that we already had amended this in response to her comment as we understood it and in her latest rounds of comment, she is now saying we misunderstood her previous forms of feedback. i think this is fine what she is proposing that we -- >> vice chair kopp: 14 days. >> chair chiu: commissioner kopp. and i'm sorry to interrupt. i, unfortunately have to leave. the witching hour has arrived. i will hand over the -- i will miss out on the rest of the meeting but i will be sure to -- >> vice chair kopp: [off mic] >> chair chiu: thank you all. and i will see you next month. >> vice chair kopp: she states on page too, she, being ms. maio, the effect of an opinion which should be rescinded should not be upon concurrence of the d.a. or city