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Metropolitan Council seeks explicit inclusion under Minnesota Government Data Practices Act
Summary
A Met Council official told the conference committee the council asked the Legislature to clarify that the council chair, council members and certain executive staff are public officials under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act after a high‑profile employee separation triggered public records requests.
Judd Shetnan, government affairs director for the Metropolitan Council, told the Public Safety and Judiciary Conference Committee on May 8 that the Met Council asked the Legislature to amend the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act to make certain council leaders subject to the state’s public‑data rules.
Shetnan said the change followed a high‑profile staff separation last summer…
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