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RELEVANT LINKS: <br /> Minn.Stat.§13.32.Minn. � Educational data.,health da.ta, medical data,welfare data.or mental health <br /> Stat§133805,subd. l. <br /> � M��.s�c§ �3.3s�. Msnn. data.that are not-public data. <br /> Stat§13.46,��a.z ar�. . Certa.in medical records. <br /> Minn.Stak§§144291- <br /> 144.298. <br /> Minn.Stat§ 13D.01,s�ba.3. The following procedure must be used to close a meeting under this <br /> Minn.Stat§13D.05,subd.l. <br /> • eaception: <br /> • The council must state on the record the specific grounds for closing the <br /> meeting and describe the subject to be discussed. <br /> • The meeting must be electronically recorded, and the recording must be <br /> � preserved for at least three years after the meeting. <br /> G. Common issues <br /> This section provides an overview of some of the common issues cities face <br /> while attempting to comply with the open meeting law. <br /> 1. Data practices <br /> Minn.Stat.§13D.05,�a�. Generally,meetings may not be closed to discuss data.that is not public <br /> 1(a),2(a). See section II.F. <br /> ». under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act(MGDPA). However, <br /> the public body must close any part of a meeting at which certa.in types of <br /> not-public data are discussed. <br /> Minn.Stat§13D.05,�a. If not-public data.is discussed at an open meeting when the meeting is <br /> 2(a).Minn.Stat.§13.03, <br /> �, Suba. >> required to be closed, it is a viola�ion of the open meeting law.Discussions <br /> of some types of not-public data may also be a violation of the MGDPA. <br /> However,not-public da.ta.may genera.11y be discussed at an open meeting <br /> without liability or penalty if both of the following criteria are met: <br /> Minn.Stat.§13D.05,S�a. . '�e disclosure relates to a matter within the scope of the public body's <br /> 1(b). <br /> authority. <br /> • The disclosure is necessary to conduct the business or agenda item <br /> before the public body. <br /> Minn.Stat§ 13D.05,s�a. Data.that is discussed at an open meeting retains its original classification <br /> t(c}. <br /> under the MGDPA. However, a record of the meeting is public, regardless <br /> of the form. It is suggested that not-public data.that is discussed at an open <br /> meeting not be specifically detailed in the minutes. <br /> 2. Interviews <br /> c�r io,r.�.v.r�p. �e Minnesota.Supreme Court has held that a school board must interview <br /> Sch.Dist No.709,298 Minn. <br /> 306,zis rr.w.za ata�M�N,. prospective employees in open sessions. <br /> �9�a�. <br /> � <br /> League of Minnesota Cities i�formation Memo: 11/9/2015 <br /> Meatings of City Councils Page 16 <br />