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Attachment No,.. 1
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<br />ER IN A. PErERSONI
<br />PETERSON, BELL, CONVERSE & JENSEN
<br />ROBERT C. BELL,
<br />"ILLARD L. CONVERSE
<br />T. PAUL OFFICE
<br />3GER A. J�ENSEN
<br />KURT F. WALTHER
<br />2100 AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK BUILDING
<br />IIVIIA INr J. COSTELLO
<br />101 EAST FIFTHI STREET
<br />JAMES IC. ERICKSOW
<br />ST, PAUL, MINNESOTA 5511,01
<br />DAVID S. AND,ERSO'N
<br />TELEPHONE (612)1224,47'03
<br />WILUANI Mw . DRINAINE
<br />FAX (612) 223-8070,
<br />PAMELA CONVERSE ZERINI
<br />CAROL, A. BALD WIN
<br />ROSEVILLE OFFICE,
<br />SCOTT B. CRO,SSMA,N
<br />2780 NORTH SNELLING AVE., SUITE 327
<br />DAVID, R. FENSKE
<br />ROSEVILLE, MINNESOTA 551113
<br />CA,R'OLIINIE BELL BECKMAN
<br />TELEPHONE (612) 631-8489
<br />FAX (612) 631-2475 REPLY TO:
<br />OAM AOmrrMO n ARWOPON
<br />St Paul
<br />May 31, 19901
<br />Mr. Siteve North
<br />Assistant City Manager
<br />Ciity of Roseville
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<br />2660 Civic Center Drive
<br />Roseivi ille, Minnesotia 5-5113
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<br />Our File No. 1011-A
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<br />You have askied for opinions concierining, certain matters -regardint
<br />the, piroplosed Ethiicsi Code, The questi,ons and our responses
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<br />lie Ar,e all meetings o,f the Ethics Commission open? -- Yes, the
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<br />Minnesota open etin,g Law specifically applies to commis-
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<br />sions of polli,ticial subdivisions such as..cities. The only
<br />exceptions would be, tihose W that are applic��a'bie to all public
<br />bodie's such as discussions with, the attorney concerning
<br />pending or.threatened litigation,
<br />21 At what point do the alleigiations become pubil inc? All
<br />wr it,t,en materilials, which are clonsideired by the Commission at
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<br />one of the Commi" ssion Is. meetings blecome public at the comple-
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<br />tion of that meeting. Anyone seeking the data,,. howeveir,
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<br />would be,i requiried to, make a specific written request for tho
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<br />3, Do inviesitigative records need to be made public? -- As
<br />raoh 21r above, once material is presented tit
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<br />the Commission at, one of its"meeltings, that material is
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<br />publ,ic data and subject, t o a re quest unde...r the MinnesotR
<br />Data, Practices Act,
<br />4, Liability and expoisiure to City and Commission members for
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<br />defamation -- So long as the Commission does not act with
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<br />Tualice jLn making, a statement a,bout an individualr there
<br />should be a privillege protecting the Commission member and
<br />the CiLty from a, defamation cl,aim Of course, nothing
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