2024-42CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
DATE: June 24, 2024 RESOLUTION NO: 2024-42
MOTION BY: von Oven SECONDED BY: Kimber
RESOLUTION APPOINTING COMPLIANCE OFFICER PERTAINING TO
GOVERNMENT DATA
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute Chapter 13.01, Minnesota Government Data Practices
Act, regulates the collection, creation, storage, maintenance, dissemination, and access to
government data in government entities. It establishes a presumption that government data are
public and are accessible by the public for both inspection and copying unless there is federal
law, a state statute, or a temporary classification of data that provides that certain data are not
public; and
WHEREAS, the statute defines “Responsible Authority” as the individual designated by
the governing body of that political subdivision as the individual responsible for the collection,
use, and dissemination of any set of data on individuals, government data, or summary data,
unless otherwise provided by state law; and
WHEREAS, for statutory or home rule charter cities, the elected or appointed city clerk
is the “Responsible Authority”; and
WHEREAS, the statute defines “Compliance Official” as the designated employee of the
government entity to whom persons may direct questions or concerns regarding problems in
obtaining access to data or other data practices problems; and
WHEREAS, the “Responsible Authority” or other appropriate authority in every
government entity shall appoint or designate an employee of the government entity to act as the
entity’s data practices “Compliance Official.”
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Chanhassen, Minnesota, as follows:
The City Council shall appoint City Clerk Jenny Potter as the Responsible Authority effective
June 24, 2024.
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 24th day of June 2024.
ATTEST:
Jenny Potter, City Clerk Elise Ryan, Mayor
YES NO ABSENT
Ryan McDonald
Schubert
von Oven
Kimber
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