Personnel records and files specifically exempt from public disclosure by law shall be considered confidential and shall not be open to inspection by any person other than the employee, the employee’s supervisor, the employing official and the human resources department staff in the conduct of personnel administration, unless the employee consents in writing to the other inspection or the director determines other inspection appropriate. Each employee shall have access to the employee’s personnel records or to any information pertaining to the employee which is maintained by the human resources department during normal office hours in accordance with procedures as the director may provide.

Any employee who fails to maintain the confidentiality of personnel records and files exempt from public disclosure by law shall be subject to disciplinary action. (Added by Ord. 84-129 § 2, Nov. 21, 1984; Amended by Ord. 13-070, Oct. 9, 2013, Eff date Oct. 20, 2013).