(1) All county officers and employees shall furnish the office of county performance auditor with requested information and records in their custody relating to a performance audit unless disclosure to the office would be contrary to federal, state, or local law. In addition, they shall provide access for the office to inspect property, equipment, and facilities in their custody for the purpose of a performance audit. Except to the extent that disclosure of information or records to the office would be contrary to federal, state, or local law, all county officers and employees shall cooperate fully in interviews conducted by the office in the course of a performance audit.

(2) The office of county performance auditor shall give confidential information the same level of protection that is required of the audited department. The performance auditor may enter into a data sharing or confidentiality agreement with the head of an audited department to protect confidential information from unauthorized disclosure. In responding to a request for disclosure of public records the performance auditor shall redact items that are exempt from disclosure as determined pursuant to chapter 2.51 SCC. (Added by Ord. 97-061 § 1, July 9, 1997, Eff date July 20, 1997; Amended by Ord. 02-038, Sept. 4, 2002, Eff date Jan. 1, 2003; Amended by Amended Ord. 07-049, June 6, 2007, Eff date July 1, 2007; Amended by Ord. 13-027, Apr. 24, 2013, Eff date May 6, 2013).