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MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: September 17, 2015 <br />TO: Pat Klaers <br />FROM: Joe Kelly <br />CLIENT: Arden Hills Prosecution <br />RE: MGA Access <br /> <br />Previously, all prosecution agencies accessed court databases through a software (Odyssey) <br />which allowed access to public portions of a court file1. However, we did not have access to <br />view the actual documents that were filed. Odyssey will no longer work or be updated as of <br />December 2015. <br /> <br />The Minnesota Judicial Branch is going to an internet based system known as Minnesota <br />Government Access (MGA). As prosecutors, we need to have the municipalities agree to <br />authorize us to access these documents. The new system will allow us to view public and <br />confidential documents which will help us in preparation for hearings and trials. It will be an <br />overall better system compared to our current software. <br /> <br />The agreement is required for us to have access to the new internet based system. All <br />prosecuting agencies must have their cities sign the agreements to get access to the MGA. There <br />is no cost to the city or to the prosecutors for this agreement or for the use of MGA. <br /> <br /> <br />1 It generally would only show dates of hearings, outcomes of hearings, and that documents were filed.