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MO-1361-F

Document		MO-1361-F


File #		MA-000129-1


Institution/HIC		Township of Southgate


Summary		The appellant, on behalf of a group known as the Southgate Resident and Ratepayers' Association, wrote to the Township of Southgate (the Township) seeking access under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act ) to the "time sheets of the employees of Egremont Township from June 21, 1999 up to December 31, 1999." (The former Township of Egremont now forms part of the new Township of Southgate, as of January 1, 2000). The appellant indicated that she was not seeking access to the names of the individual employees in the records. The Township responded to the request by advising the appellant that access to the records was denied on the basis of the personal privacy exemption at section 14 of the Act . The Township stated that "the provisions apply to the records because the information provided would still enable someone to determine whom the time sheet belonged to." The appellant then appealed the Township's decision to this office. In particular, the appellant stated: I believe under Section 73-1-C and Section 74 of the Municipal Act , I am entitled to the specific amounts pertaining to the position payments for each category of employee of the former Corporation of the Township of Egremont from June 21, 1999 to December 31, 1999. Including total number of hours worked and remuneration for those hours. This information is normally contained on a time sheet. This information cannot be denied to me sitting under protection of personal privacy. As per enclosed [request] you will note that in order to protect the privacy of the individual employees I had already indicated in my original request, my willingness to have all identifying personal information removed from the records prior to the release to me.


Legislation		MFIPPA 14(1)(e) 14(1)(f) 14(2)(a) 14(3)(f) 14(4)(a) 14(4)(b) 2(1) personal information Section 16


Subject Index		classification, salary range, benefits or responsibilities contract for personal services financial history financial transactions Public Scrutiny


Signed by		David Goodis


Published		Nov 10, 2000


Type		Order – Final


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