Privacy Policy for City of Bemidji & GBAJPB 

Privacy Policy

The City of Bemidji complies with the Minnesota Data Practices Act in regards to information gathered through our online business partners, the City will not sell or market any information.  Data that is classified as confidential or non-public will not be released except as required by statute or court order.

Procedures for Data Requests

Procedures for Access to Government Data

The Minnesota Government Data Practices Act establishes a comprehensive system for compiling and distributing government data gathered by the City of Bemidji.  All government data collected and maintained by the City of Bemidji is considered public unless otherwise classified by statute, temporary classification, or federal law as private or confidential with data not on individuals, or as non-public or protected non-public concerning data on individuals.

Laws affecting data practices change and information provided here may not be the most recent information.  Michelle Miller, the City Clerk is designated the responsible authority and Katie Nolting, the City Attorney is designated as the data practices compliance official with regards to the Minnesota Data Practices Act.  The responsible authority is responsible for collection, use and dissemination of any set of data.  The compliance official receives questions or concerns regarding problems in obtaining access to data or other data practices problems within the city.

Access to public data

All information maintained by the City is public unless there is a specific statutory designation which gives it a different classification.

People entitled to access

Any person has the right to inspect and copy public data. The person also has the right to have an explanation of the meaning of the data. The person does not need to state his or her name or give the reason for the request, however an individual may be asked to provide certain identifying information or clarifying information for the sole purpose of facilitating access to the requested data.

Form of request and response

Any request to view or receive copies of public data must be made in writing. To help facilitate any requests, please use the following FORM: City Of Bemidji Data Request Form

Please note the following:

• The City is not required to provide information verbally over the telephone.
• The City may provide information by fax or e-mail, at its own discretion.
• The City is not required to provide information in any specific format, except that if the data is maintained in electronic format and is requested to be electronic format, then it must be provided in that medium. This does not mean that the City will provide the data in an electronic format or program that is different from what the City has.

Questions of requesting parties

People requesting public data will not be asked to identify themselves or state a reason for the request.  However, they may be asked to provide certain identifying or clarifying information for the sole purpose of facilitating access to the data.

Time limits

Requests will be received and processed only during normal business hours.  The data will be made available as soon as reasonably possible if it is able to be released.

Please see the City of Bemidji, City Clerks pages for further information