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Advisory Opinion 01-077 01-077

September 27, 2001 · September 27, 2001; City of Mounds View

Has the City of Mounds View violated Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, by not providing access, via inspection, to the data requested in Exhibits A - O?

Personnel data Records management/retention Requests for data #Clarification of request #Computer use policies #Records retention schedule
Advisory Opinion 01-058 01-058

July 11, 2001 · July 11, 2001; City of Ellsworth

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, and Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.01, did the City of Ellsworth provide appropriate access to the public to all written materials discussed at a December 13, 2000, public ta…

Open Meeting Law Responsible authority #Appointment required #Printed materials #Public access procedures
Advisory Opinion 01-039 01-039

April 16, 2001 · April 16, 2001; City of Cottage Grove

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did the City of Cottage Grove respond appropriately to a request for access to secret ballots that were intended but not used for the purpose of selecting finalists to fill a …

Elected and appointed officials Open Meeting Law Personnel data #Finalist for public employment (13.43, subd. 3) #Journal of votes, ballots #Personnel data (13.43) #Status as employees (13.601, 13.43)
Advisory Opinion 01-032 01-032

March 23, 2001 · March 23, 2001; Mid-Continent Area Power Pool

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, is the Mid-Continent Area Power Pool (MAPP) a government entity subject to Chapter 13 regulation? Did MAPP respond appropriately to a request for access to data related to the…

Government Data #Mid-Continent Area Power Pool (MAPP)
Advisory Opinion 01-027 01-027

February 15, 2001 · February 15, 2001; Special School District 1 (Minneapolis)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.03, did Special School District 1, Minneapolis, respond appropriately to a request for access to public data? Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.03, did Special School …

Policies and Procedures Response to data requests Responsible authority #Public access procedures
Advisory Opinion 01-026 01-026

February 7, 2001 · February 7, 2001; Minnesota Department of Human Services

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.03, did the Minnesota Department of Human Services respond appropriately to a request for access to data made on November 15, 2000? Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.0…

Policies and Procedures Response to data requests #Public access procedures
Advisory Opinion 01-002 01-002

January 3, 2001 · January 3, 2001; School District 283 (St. Louis Park)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did School District 283, St. Louis Park, respond appropriately to a request to access data made on October 20, 2000?

Policies and Procedures #Public access procedures
Advisory Opinion 01-001 01-001

January 3, 2001 · January 3, 2001; School District 272 (Eden Prairie)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did School District 272, Eden Prairie, respond appropriately to a request to access data made on October 20, 2000?

Policies and Procedures Response to data requests #Public access procedures
Advisory Opinion 00-065 00-065

December 5, 2000 · December 5, 2000; Intermediate School District 287

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did Intermediate District 287 respond appropriately to an August 24, 2000, request for access to data about job applicants? Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did Int…

Elected and appointed officials Multiple data subjects Personnel data Redaction #Data incidental to the data subject #Finalist for public employment (13.43, subd. 3) #Inextricably intertwined data (See also: Northwest Publications, Inc. v. City of Bloomington, 499 N.W.2d 509) #Interviews #Interviews

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#Licensure information #Multiple data subjects #Multiple data subjects #Redaction (See also: Multiple data subjects; Separation of data) #Status as employees (13.601, 13.43) #Test scores #Work location/telephone number
Advisory Opinion 00-061 00-061

December 1, 2000 · December 1, 2000; Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, has the Minnesota Department of Children, Families, and Learning responded appropriately to a data subject's request to have access to all data about him/herself when the Depa…

Records management/retention #Data destruction
Advisory Opinion 00-058 00-058

November 16, 2000 · November 16, 2000; City of Two Harbors

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of the following data maintained by the City of Two Harbors: data on customers of the City's electric, gas, water, sewer and storm water utilities?

Government Data #Municipal utility customer data (13.685 / 13.612)
Advisory Opinion 00-045 00-045

October 20, 2000 · October 20, 2000; School District 2889 (Lake Park/Audubon)

Is School District 2889, Lake Park/Audubon, in compliance with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, and Minnesota Rules, Chapter 1205, regarding the appointment of a responsible authority?

Responsible authority #Appointment required #Data Practices Compliance Official (DPCO) #Responsible authority (RA)
Advisory Opinion 00-038 00-038

September 14, 2000 · September 14, 2000; Minnesota Secretary of State

Is the inspection of polling place rosters governed by Minnesota Statutes, section 201.091? Is the

Government Data #Voter registration files (201.091)
Advisory Opinion 00-028 00-028

August 1, 2000 · August 1, 2000; City of Greenwood

Pursuant to Minnesota Statues, Chapter 13, is it appropriate for the City of Greenwood to require approval from the Mayor before the City processes requests for access to public government data? Pursuant to Minnesota St…

Inspection Responsible authority #Duties, generally #Free of charge #Ordinances
Advisory Opinion 00-021 00-021

June 29, 2000 · June 29, 2000; City of Greenwood

Is the City of Greenwood in compliance with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, regarding (1) the appointment of a responsible authority and (2) the development and implementation of procedures for access …

Responsible authority #Designee appointed by Responsible Authority #Ordinances #Responsible authority (RA)
Advisory Opinion 00-010 00-010

April 4, 2000 · April 4, 2000; City of Ely

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did the City of Ely respond appropriately to a request for all public data that the City's building department maintains?

Records management/retention Security information #Building plans #Records retention schedule #Security information (13.37, subds. 1(a), 2)
Advisory Opinion 00-007 00-007

March 10, 2000 · March 10, 2000; Corrections Corporation of America-Prairie Correctional Facility

Did the Corrections Corporation of America-Prairie Correctional Facility respond properly to a request for access to various policies and procedures?

Law enforcement data Policies and Procedures
Advisory Opinion 99-048 99-048

December 23, 1999 · December 23, 1999; School District 11 (Anoka Hennepin)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did Independent School District 11 (Anoka-Hennepin) properly comply with a request for copies of written appointment orders (see Minnesota Rules, part 1205.1100, subpart 2)?

Responsible authority #Appointment in writing #Designee appointed by Responsible Authority
Advisory Opinion 99-043 99-043

November 29, 1999 · November 29, 1999; School District 2711 (Mesabi East)

Is an Independent School District 2711 School Board member an

Educational data Elected and appointed officials
Advisory Opinion 99-028 99-028

September 3, 1999 · September 3, 1999; City of Minnetonka

What is the classification of the following data maintained by the City of Minnetonka: The identity of people, either directly or as the contact person for an organization, who reserve, and pay for, use of the ice sheet…

Government Data #Social recreational data (13.548 / 13.57)
Advisory Opinion 99-013 99-013

May 28, 1999 · May 28, 1999; Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, did the Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor properly deny public access to individual legislator's survey responses?

Elected and appointed officials #13.601 #Correspondence with elected officials
Advisory Opinion 99-009 99-009

May 13, 1999 · May 13, 1999; Minnesota Department of Revenue

Are the following data maintained by the Minnesota Department of Revenue classified as not public trade secret pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.37, or any other law: certain data related to a filing under Minn…

Records management/retention #Data destruction #Temporary classification (13.06)
Advisory Opinion 98-052 98-052

December 4, 1998 · December 4, 1998; Clay County

Were The Forum's rights under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13 violated because Clay County denied access to data contained in a September 24, 1998, letter written by the Clay County Sheriff to the Chair of the Clay County…

Elected and appointed officials #13.601 #Correspondence with elected officials #Entity reliance on opinion
Advisory Opinion 97-054 97-054

December 31, 1997 · December 31, 1997; Minnesota Department of Revenue

What is the classification of the following data maintained by the Minnesota Department of Revenue: 1) the Department's unit valuation detail for the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway Company (DM&IR) for property t…

Government Data #Railway unit valuation data #Revenue data
Advisory Opinion 97-039 97-039

September 24, 1997 · September 24, 1997; Minnesota Department of Public Service

What is the classification of the data contained in the following documents maintained by the Minnesota Department of Public Service: documents submitted to the Department by a member of a consulting firm with which the…

Government Data #Consultants

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