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Advisory Opinion 95-002 95-002

January 10, 1995 · January 10, 1995; School District 709 (Duluth)

Does ISD #709's failure to deliver this memorandum to X within five (5) days of his 7/15/94 request violate Minn. Stat. §13.04, subd. 3? Does ISD #709's failure to deliver this memorandum to X within five (5) days of hi…

Legislative authority and intent Personnel data Records management/retention #Data destruction #Data subject access to personnel data #Labor and Industry Department #Personnel data #Supervisor file
Advisory Opinion 95-001 95-001

January 4, 1995 · January 4, 1995; Dodge County

Does a member of the public have the right to gain access to government data about a public employee that describe specific institutions of learning attended and specific places of employment?

Legislative authority and intent Personnel data #Access to actual data #Education/training background, job history, previous work experience #Public data, no restrictions on use
Advisory Opinion 94-057 94-057

December 28, 1994 · December 28, 1994; Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Is the position of the Department of Natural Resources that it can limit Mr. Boe's use of public data in compliance with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act?

Commercial value Copy costs Legislative authority and intent #Commercial value #Copyright #Intellectual property (See also: Proprietary information) #Intellectual property/copyright
Advisory Opinion 94-042 94-042

October 14, 1994 · October 14, 1994; City of Hibbing

Is the identity of a governmental employee who has been disciplined, and the nature of the discipline imposed on that employee, public data prior to a final disposition of the disciplinary action.

Legislative authority and intent Personnel data #Names of employees #Personnel data #Specific reasons and data documenting basis for action
Advisory Opinion 94-035 94-035

September 2, 1994 · September 2, 1994; Anoka County

Are the consultant's reports and materials, prepared for the County, available to him as he requested?

Legislative authority and intent #Consultants #Location of data #Obligation to maintain and preserve records #Presumption of openness
Advisory Opinion 94-034 94-034

August 24, 1994 · August 24, 1994; School District 742 (Saint Cloud)

Are the documents, other than the personnel file and the building file, that have been requested by the employee subject to disclosure to the employee given the nature by which those documents were generated, kept and m…

Legislative authority and intent Personnel data #Complainant identity #Data subject access #Personnel files #Supervisor file
Advisory Opinion 94-023 94-023

May 25, 1994 · May 25, 1994; City of Brooklyn Park

Is the City required to provide to one of its employees data contained in what the employee refers to as a

Legislative authority and intent #Government data #Government data (13.02, subd. 7)
Advisory Opinion 94-022 94-022

May 6, 1994 · May 6, 1994; Saint Cloud State University

Since the search committee is now conducting interviews of the remaining candidates, are those candidates

Legislative authority and intent Personnel data #Access to actual data #Applicant data #Applicants for employment #Candidates for employment #Education/training background, job history, previous work experience

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#Finalist for public employment (13.43, subd. 3)
Advisory Opinion 94-021 94-021

April 21, 1994 · April 21, 1994; City of Rosemount

Is the City of Rosemount in compliance with the provisions of the MGDPA regarding the appointment of a responsible authority and the development and implementation of procedures for access to government data by the publ…

Legislative authority and intent Responsible authority #Name, title, and address #Public document/annual report (13.05, subd. 1 and 1205.1200) #Responsible authority
Advisory Opinion 94-018 94-018

April 11, 1994 · April 11, 1994; School District 272 (Eden Prairie)

Under Minn. Stat. §13.43, subd. 8, does the phrase

Educational data Legislative authority and intent Personnel data #Collective bargaining agreements #Complainant identity #Harassment claims, investigations #Harassment data (13.43, subd. 8) #Harassment data (13.43, subd. 8)

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#Witness identity or statement
Advisory Opinion 93-002 93-002

September 9, 1993 · September 9, 1993; St. Louis County

Were the names of the three candidates for the position of St. Louis County Administrator public data on August 11, 1993, the date the Mesabi Daily News requested those names from the County?

Legislative authority and intent Personnel data #Applicants for employment #Candidates for employment #Finalist for public employment (13.43, subd. 3)

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