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Advisory Opinion 25-001 25-001A member of the public asked whether a Township Board violated the Open Meeting Law when it selected a new Supervisor outside of an open meeting. The Board filled scoring sheets for candidates during a meeting, and thos…
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Advisory Opinion 22-002 22-002A member of the public asked whether a township board of supervisors violated the Open Meeting Law when it directed him to access its record of votes that were contained in meeting minutes posted on its website. The Com…
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Advisory Opinion 21-001 21-001A member of the public asked about the conduct of the West Lakeland Township Board of Supervisors under the Open Meeting Law, Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13D. The member of the public raised four issues including the re…
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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 07-014 07-014Did the members of the Hampton Township Board of Supervisors comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.04, subdivision 2, when it posted a notice for a special meeting on September 13, 2006, that contained the stateme…
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Advisory Opinion 01-039 01-039Pursuant 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 …