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Guidelines and Procedures
Data and information collected and maintained by Isanti County
is considered public unless classified as
private, confidential, nonpublic or protected nonpublic in
accordance with the statutes and regulations
cited above or is classified by federal statute.
The Isanti County Board of Commissioners has designated the ( )
as the Responsible Authority
charged with implementation of the Data Practices act. The
current Responsible Authority is ( ). Each
Department Heads are the responsible authorities for their
respective departments.
It is the intent of these guidelines and procedures to ensure
ready access to public information gathered by
Isanti County as well as to protect the privacy rights of
individuals and other subjects of information as to
the distribution and dissemination of data.
Public information can be obtained by contacting any of the
departments which gather and maintain the
data. Inquiries can be directed to the department head at the
Isanti County Government Center (see list
attached), during regular business hours.
It is assumed that access to information at any county office
will be accomplished through a personal
visual review. If copies are requested or the request involved
extensive staff research above and beyond
the data routinely shared or provided in the normal course of
business, Isanti County reserves the right to
charge the requester for all actual costs, including:
1. Materials used to provide the copies or summaries of
data.
2. Labor required to research data or to prepare the copies.
3. Postage for mailing copies or summaries of data.
Isanti County will attempt to respond to all requests for
information. Should an immediate response not
be possible, the requester will be informed of the time required
to fulfill the request. In any case, thetime required will be
within the limits allowed under the law. If the information cannot
be released
because of its classification, the requester will be informed
promptly, citing the relevant sections of the
law protecting the data.
Complaints or disputes with the processing of data should be
directed to:
Kevin VanHooser
Isanti County Administrator
555 18th Avenue Southwest
Cambridge, MN 55008
1997
