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I <br /> <br />PUBLIC PRINTED MATERIAL WHICH IS DISSEMINATED TO THE MEMBERS OF <br /> <br />THE GOVERNING BODY MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. <br /> <br /> In an open meeting, at least one copy of any printed materials <br />relating to agenda items of the meeting which are prepared or <br />distributed at the direction of the governing body or its employees <br />and which are: <br /> <br /> (1) distributed at the meeting to all members of the governing <br /> body; <br /> <br />(2) distributed before the meeting to all members; or <br />(3) available in the meeting room to all members; <br />must be available in the meeting room for inspection by the <br />public.7 However materials classified as other than public by the <br />Data Privacy Act may not be made available.8 <br /> <br />OPEN MEETINGS AND DATA PRIVACY. <br /> <br /> Historically, the most difficult issues involving the Open <br />Meeting Law involve situations where both the Open Meeting Law and <br />the portion of the Minnesota Government Data Practices' Act which <br />addresses personnel data apply to a particular situation. The <br />Minnesota Government Data Practices Act provides that all data <br />maintained by a public body shall be accessible to the public <br />unless expressly classified by law as not public or private.9 The <br />provision addressing personnel data provides that all personnel <br />data on public employees is private unless specifically listed <br /> <br /> 7 Minn. Stat. sec. 471.705, subd. lb (1988). <br /> 8 Id. <br /> 9 Minn. Stat. sec. 13.03, subd. 1 (1988). <br /> 4 <br /> <br /> <br />