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Advisory Opinion 26-008 26-008A government entity asked whether a specific employee was considered a
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Advisory Opinion 26-004 26-004A city asked about the classification of data about its former police chief. The data involved comments received in response to an employee survey that raised concerns about the chief, who ultimately resigned after the …
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Advisory Opinion 26-003 26-003A school district asked about the classification of data it maintained in an investigative report about the alleged misconduct of a school board member. The district noted that it had not made a clear determination on w…
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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 18-001 18-001A state agency asked about the classification of data in an arbitrator’s order reversing all discipline of a public official. The Commissioner opined that Minn. Stat. § 13.43, subd. 2(e) classified the data as public. R…
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Advisory Opinion 14-019 14-019A state agency asked about its classification of data determination related to an internal audit of one of its grantees, including supporting documentation and other documents collected as part of the audit. The grantee…
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Advisory Opinion 14-008 14-008A School District planned to fill an open seat on its school board by appointment. The media asked for public data about the applicants under Minnesota Statutes, section 13.601. The District first responded that the dat…
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Advisory Opinion 12-018 12-018A member of the public asked whether an entity improperly released private data about a board member. At the time it released data to the public, the entity’s human resources director considered board members to be enti…
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Advisory Opinion 10-006 10-006Did the City of Northfield comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in denying access to the names of the two finalists for the position of president of the Northfield Hospital?
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Advisory Opinion 07-004 07-004Did the City of Minneapolis comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, when it refused to provide the names of employees whose private personnel data was either removed or redacted from council members' and the Mayor's…
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Advisory Opinion 05-036 05-036Did the City of Minneapolis comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in responding to a data request for contact information about city council candidates?
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Advisory Opinion 02-035 02-035Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13 and 13D, did Independent School District 146, Barnesville, respond appropriately to a request for the summary of its conclusions regarding the performance evaluation of the Dis…
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Advisory Opinion 02-013 02-013Is a school board member an
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Advisory Opinion 01-077 01-077Has the City of Mounds View violated Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, by not providing access, via inspection, to the data requested in Exhibits A - O?
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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 …
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Advisory Opinion 00-065 00-065Pursuant 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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Advisory Opinion 96-046 96-046Does Mr. Shaw have the right to inspect data maintained by the University of Minnesota which document the dollar amounts, including damages awards, paid by the University to settle discrimination claims?
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Advisory Opinion 95-041 95-041Is X entitled to gain access to a copy of the investigative report, of which he is the subject, that the members of the Mahnomen County Board reviewed and discussed publicly at one of their regularly scheduled meetings?
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Advisory Opinion 95-024 95-024Are itemizations of expense accounts public data pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 13.32, subdivision 2? Are the bylaws of the Minneapolis Fire Department Relief Association in conformity with Minnesota Statutes Ch…
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Advisory Opinion 95-023 95-023Must the City of Duluth retain the oral examination score sheets for two years after the oral examination of prospective firefighters? Do X's oral examination score sheets constitute private data available to him, or pu…
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Advisory Opinion 95-002 95-002Does 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…
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Advisory Opinion 94-019 94-019Is the decision of the city manager at Step II of the grievance process a