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Advisory Opinion 23-003 23-003Members of the public asked whether a city council violated the Open Meeting Law when it discussed topics during a special meeting that were not described in the special meeting notice's purpose. The Commissioner opined…
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Advisory Opinion 22-009 22-009A member of the public asked whether the school board of a charter school violated the Open Meeting Law when it did not record the closed portion of a meeting and whether the board provided appropriate notice of the pur…
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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 19-006 19-006A city council held a special meeting and provided notice by posting the proposed agenda. At the special meeting, the Council took action on three items that it had not identified in the notice. At a subsequent regular …
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Advisory Opinion 14-015 14-015A member of the public asked whether a city council’s conduct under the OML was proper on eight different occasions. The council’s “work sessions” were special, not regular meetings, but the Commissioner could not deter…
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Advisory Opinion 12-004 12-004Did the City of Kasson Library Board comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.04, regarding notice of a special meeting held Friday, October 21, 2011? Did the City of Kasson Library Board comply with Minnesota Stat…
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Advisory Opinion 10-013 10-013Did members of the Middle Snake Tamarac Rivers Watershed District Board (MSTRWDB) comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13D, regarding the notice of a special meeting held November 30, 2009?
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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 06-020 06-020Did the members of the Minneapolis School Board comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.01, subdivision 3 when they conducted closed meetings on October 25, November 8, November 15, November 29, December 6, December…
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Advisory Opinion 06-012 06-012Did the members of the Brunswick Town Board comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13D, when they held a meeting outside the territorial limits of Brunswick Township on August 26, 2005? Did the members of the Brunswick…
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Advisory Opinion 04-057 04-057Did the supervisors of Cannon Falls Township comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.04, subdivision 2 (b) and (c) for special meetings held on July 8, 2002, July 31, 2002, September 16, 2002 and December 5, 2002? D…