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Advisory Opinion 10-005 10-005Did the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, when it contacted gun “Permit to Carry” holders for a certain event?
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Advisory Opinion 10-004 10-004Is the Dakota County Agricultural Society subject to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13?
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Advisory Opinion 10-003 10-003Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of data in a City of Winnebago report related to an investigation into complaints made by a city employee?
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Advisory Opinion 10-002 10-002Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of certain data maintained by Independent School District 11, Anoka-Hennepin, related to the following circumstance: 1) the District disciplined an …
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Advisory Opinion 10-001 10-001Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of the following data maintained by the City of Hewitt: audio recordings of closed public meetings?
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Advisory Opinion 09-027 09-027Did the City of Palisade comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in regard to a request for data made on September 15 and October 15, 2009?
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Advisory Opinion 09-026 09-026Did the City of Warren comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in responding to a request for certain data relating to checks issued by Northern Minnesota Power Agency to City officials? Did the City of Warren compl…
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Advisory Opinion 09-025 09-025Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, does the public have a right to access government data regarding the specific standards and accomplishments that provide the basis for performance bonuses paid to individual p…
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Advisory Opinion 09-024 09-024Minnesota Statutes, section 13.43, subdivision 2(a)(6), requires a government entity to include in a settlement agreement “specific reasons for the settlement agreement.” School District 625, Saint Paul, entered into a …
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Advisory Opinion 09-023 09-023Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of certain data submitted by employers to the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry as part of applying for a Safety Grant?
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Advisory Opinion 09-022 09-022Did the City of Saint Paul comply with Chapter 13 in response to a March 27, 2009 (and subsequent), request for access to “all policies and procedures governing the duties of the St. Paul Intervention Project, Inc., to …
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Advisory Opinion 09-021 09-021Did the University of Minnesota comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in denying access to data contained in the applications of students who apply for the University’s Student Services Fee Committee?
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Advisory Opinion 09-020 09-020Is the Advisory Board for the Metro Gang Strike Force a public body that must comply with the Open Meeting Law, Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13D? Did the members of the Advisory Board for the Strike Force comply with the…
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Advisory Opinion 09-019 09-019Did Hennepin County comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, when it released certain data to a third party?
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Advisory Opinion 09-018 09-018Did the City of White Bear Lake comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, when it charged a person $26.69 for copying 100 pages of data when the person wanted only 25 pages of data?
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Advisory Opinion 09-017 09-017Did Independent School District 861, Winona, comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in response to a June 19, 2009, for access to emails between District School Board members and the District Superintendent from Ju…
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Advisory Opinion 09-016 09-016Did the City of Big Lake comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in responding to a request for a copy of the report prepared by Midwest Government Advisors?
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Advisory Opinion 09-015 09-015Are “settlement agreements” between a municipality’s workers’ compensation insurer and employee public documents pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.43, subdivision 2(a)(6)? If such agreements are public, what, i…
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Advisory Opinion 09-014 09-014Is the Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association subject to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13? If the answer to Issue 1 is yes, did MMUA comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in its response to a March 16, 2009, requ…
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Advisory Opinion 09-013 09-013Did School District 659, Northfield, comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, if it took the actions described in a May 15, 2009, advisory opinion request?
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Advisory Opinion 09-012 09-012Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, can the Minnesota Department of Human Services share private or nonpublic grant response data with the Hennepin County Board and staff, and can the Board discuss these data in…
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Advisory Opinion 09-011 09-011Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, must the Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA), in response to a request, produce data that it does not maintain and is not required to collect?
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Advisory Opinion 09-010 09-010Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of the following data: financial information (including tax returns) submitted to Cook County by responders to a request for qualifications?
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Advisory Opinion 09-009 09-009Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of the following data: the names of owners of a company that are contained in a business plan the company submitted to the City of Preston as part o…
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Advisory Opinion 09-008 09-008Given the publicity relating to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) complaints, can School District 47, Sauk Rapids-Rice, release a copy of the two OCR decisions after redacting all personally identifying information that …