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zm� <br />or software or which resides on computers within the City of Lake Elmo should not be <br />considered as private and employees shall have no expectation of privacy, The contents of <br />electronic mail will not normally be monitored, censured, or otherwise examined unless <br />there is reason to believe the usage is being abused, City investigations, law enforcement <br />investigations, or court order or data practices request may require the examination and <br />release of any file or document, including electronic files such as electronic mail. <br />Purpose of Email: the email system is a tool to be used for matters directly related to the <br />business activities of city employees and as a means to further the mission by providing <br />services that are efficient, accurate, timely and complete, <br />Public Nature of Email: email is a public record like any other public document. Email may <br />be searched for evidence in any legal proceeding. By using the email system, the employee <br />consents that in the event of suspicious activity their email system may be searched for <br />evidence gathering purposes. <br />E-mail messages are subject to regulation under the Minnesota Data Practices Act. As such, <br />all e-mails unless private (content determines public or private) should be considered public <br />information. <br />