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The advisory opinion library currently includes:
- Data practices advisory opinions issued by the Commissioner of Administration from 1993 to the present.
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Advisory Opinion 09-022
September 22, 2009; City of Saint Paul
This is an opinion of the Commissioner of Administration issued pursuant to section 13.072 of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13 - the Minnesota Government Data ...
Description: Did 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 include all employee manuals and/or handbooks, volunteer manuals, training manuals, daily procedures, mission statements, and employee and volunteer rosters and records?”
Category: Contracts/privatization
Keywords: Contracts/privatization, Private party contracts with government (13.05, subd. 11; see also: Helmberger v. Johnson Controls, Inc., 839 N.W.2d 527 (Minn. 2013).), Private party response to data requests
Commissioner: Sheila M. Reger
Advisory Opinion 09-014
June 30, 2009; Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association
This is an opinion of the Commissioner of Administration issued pursuant to section 13.072 of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13 - the Minnesota Government Data ...
Description: Is 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, request for access to certain data?
Category: Contracts/privatization
Keywords: Contracts/privatization, Private party contracts with government (13.05, subd. 11; see also: Helmberger v. Johnson Controls, Inc., 839 N.W.2d 527 (Minn. 2013).), Private party response to data requests
Commissioner: Sheila M. Reger
Advisory Opinion 09-003
January 27, 2009; Knutson, Flynn and Deans
This is an opinion of the Commissioner of Administration issued pursuant to section 13.072 of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13 - the Minnesota Government Data ...
Description: Does Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, require Knutson, Flynn & Deans to provide to KSTP-TV any list Knutson, Flynn & Deans created setting forth the public schools or school districts it has represented from 2003 to 2008?
Does Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, require Knutson, Flynn & Deans to provide to KSTP-TV copies of contracts between Knutson, Flynn & Deans and any public school or school district between 2003 and 2008?
Does Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, require Knutson, Flynn & Deans to provide any bills Knutson, Flynn & Deans provided to any and all public school clients for services rendered to these clients between 2003 and 2008?
Category: Contracts/privatization
Keywords: Contracts/privatization, Private party contracts with government (13.05, subd. 11; see also: Helmberger v. Johnson Controls, Inc., 839 N.W.2d 527 (Minn. 2013).), Private party response to data requests
Commissioner: Dana B. Badgerow