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Advisory Opinion 25-011 25-011A county-based purchasing plan asked whether it was subject to the requirements of a Minnesota Statutes, section 13.46 after receiving a request from a media member for data it maintained. The purchasing plan denied the…
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Advisory Opinion 20-005 20-005The Minnesota Department of Education requested an advisory opinion regarding access to private and confidential data within the same government entity, as well as sharing of private data between school districts and co…
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Advisory Opinion 19-009 19-009The Office of Higher Education (OHE) asked about the classification of certain program review data it maintained on a private/out-of-state university. The Commissioner opined that while the OHE is conducting the review …
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Advisory Opinion 18-016 18-016A government entity asked about the classification of certain financial data that it maintains about one of its licensee racetracks. The entity argued that the data at issue did not meet the definition of “trade secret”…
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Advisory Opinion 18-012 18-012Metropolitan Emergency Services Board (MESB) asked the Commissioner about the classification of a geospatial dataset that MESB creates and maintains. MESB is a regional joint powers board established by the nine metropo…
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Advisory Opinion 15-003 15-003A member of the public asked about a government contractor’s obligation to respond to a request for data the contractor maintained in connection with its work for a City. The contractor did not respond to the request. T…
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Advisory Opinion 14-018 14-018A requester asked for access to copies of contracts and non-disclosure agreements for cell phone exploitation equipment. The entity said it could not redact the documents because they contained inextricably intertwined …
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Advisory Opinion 14-011 14-011A requester asked for all data submitted in response to RFPs for third party auditors to conduct, or help conduct certain audits, and all resulting contracts. The request was denied based on the entity’s conclusion that…
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Advisory Opinion 13-005 13-005Note: this opinion relates to 13-001. A member of the public sought access to data related to a request for proposal (RFP) under section 13.591, subd. 3(b) and 4(a). The entity cancelled procurement for the original con…
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Advisory Opinion 13-003 13-003A member of the public asked whether an entity responded appropriately to a request for property inspection data. The requester made her original request in December of 2011, after which the entity stated that she had r…
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Advisory Opinion 13-001 13-001A member of the public sought access to data related to a request for proposal (RFP) under the process in section 13.591, subd. 3(b). The entity cancelled procurement for the original contract prior to completion of the…
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Advisory Opinion 12-015 12-015A charter school asked whether it was required to share not public data with the Minnesota Board of Teaching, following an initial report to the Board by the school. The Commissioner determined that pursuant to Minnesot…
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Advisory Opinion 11-016 11-016Did the City of Sauk Rapids comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, when it denied access to data provided to the City and/or the City’s contractor by a private company that the City then used to determine whether t…
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Advisory Opinion 11-010 11-010Did the City of Red Wing comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in its redaction of certain data in the appraisal of Minnesota National Golf Links?
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Advisory Opinion 11-008 11-008Did Castle Rock Township comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, if it released X’s identity after X registered a complaint concerning a violation of state laws or local ordinances relating to real property?
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Advisory Opinion 11-005 11-005Did Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, when it charged $3,900 for copies of government data related to a contract JCI has entered into with Independent School District 2142, St. Lou…
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Advisory Opinion 11-001 11-001Did Johnson Controls, Inc. comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, when it denied access to data related to a contract JCI has entered into with Independent School District 2142, St. Louis County?
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Advisory Opinion 10-024 10-024Did the City of Wayzata comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, when it charged $265 to copy approximately 61 pages from the approximately 473 pages that the requestor inspected?
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Advisory Opinion 10-018 10-018Did the City of Fergus Falls comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13 and Minnesota Statutes, section 15.17, in responding to a data request for data on individuals and corporations that have made contributions or ple…
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Advisory Opinion 10-010 10-010Did the Middle Snake Tamarac Rivers Watershed District (MSTRWD) comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, when it disclosed “the ‘estimated’ value reports of the Stengrim property” to the public at the March 16, 2009,…
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Advisory Opinion 10-008 10-008Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of the following data that the Minnesota Department of Commerce maintains: the names of propane companies and their weekly residential propane price…
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Advisory Opinion 09-023 09-023Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of certain data submitted by employers to the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry as part of applying for a Safety Grant?
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Advisory Opinion 09-022 09-022Did the City of Saint Paul comply with Chapter 13 in response to a March 27, 2009 (and subsequent), request for access to “all policies and procedures governing the duties of the St. Paul Intervention Project, Inc., to …
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Advisory Opinion 09-014 09-014Is the Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association subject to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13? If the answer to Issue 1 is yes, did MMUA comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in its response to a March 16, 2009, requ…
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Advisory Opinion 09-010 09-010Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of the following data: financial information (including tax returns) submitted to Cook County by responders to a request for qualifications?