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Advisory Opinion 26-007 26-007The Commissioner opined that the Metropolitan Airports Commission Board of Commissioners policy does not require attendees to pay for TSA ConfirmID to attend meetings and therefore, MAC’s policy does not violate the Min…
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Advisory Opinion 25-008 25-008A member of the public asked whether the Twin Lakes City Council violated the Open Meeting Law when it held an emergency meeting on June 3, 2025, to approve a wastewater services contract. The Commissioner determined th…
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Advisory Opinion 21-004 21-004A member of the public asked for recordings of a township board of supervisors meetings closed for labor negotiations pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.03. The Board argued that members voted to post the recor…
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Advisory Opinion 21-003 21-003A member of the public asked whether the conduct of a School Board violated the Open Meeting Law when a quorum of the School Board attended a meeting in person, while members of the public were limited to remote attenda…
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Advisory Opinion 21-002 21-002A member of the public made a data request to a school district. She requested a copy of the recording of a school district open meeting. The school district denied access to the recording, indicating the recording cont…
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Advisory Opinion 20-002 20-002A board of directors of a nonprofit broadband corporation made up of government entities asked whether it was subject to the Open Meeting Law. The Commissioner opined that the board was not subject to the OML, but rathe…
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Advisory Opinion 20-001 20-001A member of the public asked whether the Greenwood Township Board of Supervisors violated the Open Meeting Law when they denied access to the votes of its members based on a Board resolution. The Commissioner concluded …
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Advisory Opinion 19-008 19-008a City Council held closed meetings to discuss allegations against a staff member after it decided to hire an investigator. Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.05, subd. 2(b), requires a public body to close a meeting(s) to…
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Advisory Opinion 19-007 19-007A member of the public asked whether the Houston County Agricultural Society (“Society”) is subject to both the Data Practices Act and the Open Meeting Law. The Society conceded it is subject to the Open Meeting Law, bu…
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Advisory Opinion 18-018 18-018A member of the public asked if a watershed district had violated the Open Meeting Law when it allowed members to participate in a meeting via telephone in order to reach a quorum. The Commissioner opined that per secti…
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Advisory Opinion 05-029 05-029Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of the following data the City of Kimball typically would include in the minutes of an open meeting: two resolutions regarding the discipline of two…
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Advisory Opinion 04-037 04-037Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, if the employee has not given his/her written consent to release data under 49 C.F.R. §382.405(h) and 49 C.F.R. §40.321, what is the classification of the data relating to the…
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Advisory Opinion 04-001 04-001Is the Minnesota FAIR Plan Board subject to the requirements of the Open Meeting Law, Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13D?
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Advisory Opinion 03-020 03-020Where a public body closes a meeting in reliance on Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.05, subdivision 2(b), for
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Advisory Opinion 02-013 02-013Is a school board member an
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Advisory Opinion 00-020 00-020Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of the data contained in a student petition that criticizes the performance of a District employee? Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, may …
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Advisory Opinion 97-033 97-033Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, have the data subject's rights been violated if the Public Employees Retirement Association of Minnesota (PERA) classifies as public and releases the following data: data conta…
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Advisory Opinion 94-033 94-033Whether discussion of allegations or charges against an employee of the city should only take place at a closed meeting unless the employee who is the subject of the discussion requests that the meeting be open to the p…