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Advisory Opinion 11-005 11-005Did Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, when it charged $3,900 for copies of government data related to a contract JCI has entered into with Independent School District 2142, St. Lou…
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Advisory Opinion 11-004 11-004Did the Olmsted County Regional Rail Authority comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13D, when it started a meeting on January 18, 2011, at 3:30 pm when the notice for the meeting stated it would start at 4:15 pm? Did…
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Advisory Opinion 11-003 11-003Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, would School District 309, Park Rapids, violate the data practices rights of a former employee if it disseminates certain data about the former employee to the Hubbard County …
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Advisory Opinion 11-002 11-002Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of the following data the Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA) maintains in compliance with prevailing wage laws: the home addresses of …
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Advisory Opinion 11-001 11-001Did Johnson Controls, Inc. comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, when it denied access to data related to a contract JCI has entered into with Independent School District 2142, St. Louis County?
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Advisory Opinion 10-025 10-025Did the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in responding to a data request for the “names of individuals whose driving privileges have been affected by the re-pass co…
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Advisory Opinion 10-024 10-024Did the City of Wayzata comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, when it charged $265 to copy approximately 61 pages from the approximately 473 pages that the requestor inspected?
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Advisory Opinion 10-023 10-023Has the City of North Saint Paul complied with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in denying access to data in an email?
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Advisory Opinion 10-022 10-022Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of the following data related to an investigation conducted by Minnesota Management and Budget: the investigative report and “supporting or underlyi…
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Advisory Opinion 10-021 10-021Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of the following data maintained by Independent School District 742, and the Bureau of Mediation Services (BMS): “the financial spreadsheet that sho…
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Advisory Opinion 10-020 10-020Did the Montrose City Council comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13D, in providing notice for the following three meetings: (1) Council Workshop held on February 1, 2010; (2) Council Workshop held on March 3, 2010;…
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Advisory Opinion 10-019 10-019Did School District 547, Parkers Prairie, comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in responding to a request to gain access to the tape recording of a closed meeting?
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Advisory Opinion 10-018 10-018Did the City of Fergus Falls comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13 and Minnesota Statutes, section 15.17, in responding to a data request for data on individuals and corporations that have made contributions or ple…
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Advisory Opinion 10-017 10-017Did School District 47, Sauk Rapids-Rice, comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in responding to a January 10, 2010, request for a listing of outside consulting activities in which the superintendent has engaged o…
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Advisory Opinion 10-016 10-016Did the City of Saint Paul comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in responding to a request for data from the City’s Computer-Aided Dispatch system?
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Advisory Opinion 10-015 10-015Did Independent School District 152, Moorhead, comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in denying access to the terms of a tentative settlement agreement with District teachers?
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Advisory Opinion 10-014 10-014Did the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in disclosing certain data to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) given there has been no final disposition of disciplinary …
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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 10-012 10-012Is the litigation committee or subcommittee of the Middle Snake Tamarac Rivers Watershed District Board (MSTRWDB) subject to the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13D?
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Advisory Opinion 10-011 10-011Did the State Board of Public Defense comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13D, when, at a February 11, 2010, open meeting, (1) board members left the meeting to deliberate in a separate room and (2) after returning …
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Advisory Opinion 10-010 10-010Did the Middle Snake Tamarac Rivers Watershed District (MSTRWD) comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, when it disclosed “the ‘estimated’ value reports of the Stengrim property” to the public at the March 16, 2009,…
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Advisory Opinion 10-009 10-009Did School District 861, Winona, comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in responding to a request for “all e-mails or other written forms of correspondence regarding how the superintendent evaluation is being cond…
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Advisory Opinion 10-008 10-008Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of the following data that the Minnesota Department of Commerce maintains: the names of propane companies and their weekly residential propane price…
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Advisory Opinion 10-007 10-007Did Ramsey County comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in charging $600 for copies of government data?
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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?