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Page 19 of 22 City of Lake Elmo Data Practices Policy 01/03/2024 5. Trade Secret Information (Non-public) Minn. Stat. §13.37 Government data, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique or process (1) that was supplied by the City, (2) that is the subject of efforts by the City that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy, and (3) that derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use. 6. Examination Data Minn. Stat. §13.34 Completed versions of personnel and licensing examinations are private, unless the Responsible Authority determines that they should be confidential because access would compromise the objectivity, fairness, or integrity of the examination process. 7. Elected Officials Correspondence (Private) Minn. Stat. §13.601 Correspondence between individuals and elected officials, but either may make it public. 8. Federal Contracts Data (Non-public) Minn. Stat. §13.35 To the extent that a federal agency requires it as a condition for contracting with the city, all government data collected and maintained by the city is classified as private or nonpublic depending on whether the data are data on individuals or data not on individuals. 9. Civil Investigative Data Minn. Stat. §13.39 Data collected as part of an active investigation undertaken to commence or defend pending civil litigation, or which are retained in anticipation of pending civil litigation is confidential, except that a complainant’s statement is private. 10. Appraisal Data (Confidential or Non-public) Minn. Stat. §13.44 a. Estimated or appraised values of individual parcels of real property that are made by personnel of the city or by independent appraisers acting for the city for the purpose of selling or acquiring land through purchase or condemnation are classified as confidential data on individuals or protected nonpublic data.