ISANTI COUNTY GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR MINNESOTA GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES ACT

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. 2. 3. Materials used to provide the copies or summaries of data. Labor required to research data or to prepare the copies. 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, the time 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

ISANTI COUNTY RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES AND DESIGNEES UNDER THE MINNESOTA DATA PRACTICES ACT DEPARTMENT Administrator Attorney Auditor/Treasurer Family Services Public Health Recorder Sheriff RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITY Kevin VanHooser Jeffrey Edblad Terry Treichel Penny Messer Kathy Minkler Karen Anderson Bill Guenther DESIGNEE(S)