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Mounds View City Council March 11, 2002 <br />Regular Meeting Page 24 <br /> <br />Council Member Stigney said he feels if it is public information, the public should have the right <br />to view it at no cost and that is what he requested. <br /> <br />Council Member Quick said he agreed with Council Member Stigney and said he will look at the <br />information at some point as well. He then commented that willy nilly requests are a waste of <br />money. <br /> <br />Mayor Sonterre asked whether Council Member Marty would have the right to ask to see what <br />Council Member Stigney requested without paying for it. <br /> <br />City Attorney Riggs suggested asking for an opinion from the Department of Administration on <br />that issue because he is not sure that the system in place would allow someone to not pay for one <br />request and make a different request in order to avoid paying. <br /> <br />Mayor Sonterre indicated that by statute a person can only make a request for the same data once <br />every six months. <br /> <br />City Administrator Miller indicated she did not mean to imply that anyone has been asking for <br />information unduly but, in conjunction with all the other requests in the last year, the requests <br />have been tremendous and a lot of work for Staff. She then commented that Council may get an <br />appreciation for Staff time after reviewing those requests. <br /> <br />Council Member Stigney said he did not think his request was willy nilly. <br /> <br />Mayor Sonterre indicated there is some language in current statute that indicates that the keeper <br />of the City’s data can use his or her best judgment as to fill the requests in a manner that does not <br />impede the business of the City but that has not been held up by the oversight body. <br /> <br />Council Member Quick asked if the City could publish the names of the individuals who have <br />made data privacy requests and the amount of time or costs involved with producing those <br />requests and whether or not the bill to the City was paid. <br /> <br />City Attorney Riggs indicated that any request is public and any staff time put into the request is <br />public. He further indicated that the requests are not unlike any other city function if someone is <br />making a request that is data of the City and becomes subject to someone looking at it. <br /> <br />Council Member Quick suggested listing in Mounds View Matters who is making requests and <br />how much it costs the City. <br /> <br />Assistant City Administrator Reed indicated that the employee who is on Medicare would be <br />able to move to the City’s plan for her primary insurance because the federal government likes to <br />get rid of the financial burden. She then indicated the individual could come onto the group plan <br />at any time and would qualify for contribution for part time employees which is $225.00. <br /> <br />City Administrator Miller asked Ms. Reed to share the information on supplemental insurance.