Can a municipality disclose information to a public health inspector?
• Public health inspectors may ask for the name and contact information of a business license holder such as a restaurant. The disclosure of business license information, even if the business is owned by an individual, would not be an unreasonable invasion of privacy under section 17(2)(g) of the FOIP Act and may be disclosed. • Public health inspectors may also ask for information on a particular property. Normally contact information may not be disclosed. In Order 2000-024, the Information and Privacy Commissioner found that the names and mailing addresses on the assessment roll could not be disclosed outside of the municipality. • Note that the inspector could ask to inspect the assessment roll, and in doing so may be able to identify the individual’s mailing addresses and legal description of property. The MGA requires that municipalities provide access to the assessment roll during office hours on the payment of a fee. Being allowed to inspect the roll does not mean that a complet
