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,~153A-9S /:n'?. $ <br /> <br />nation, and copying, during re=m~]ar business hours, subject only to <br />such rules and regmJai]ons for the safekeeping of public records as <br />the board of commisshoners may haYe adopied. Any person denied <br />Jczess to ibis information may apply to the appropriate divishon of <br />the Genera] Court of Justice for an order compelling dhsc]osure, and <br />the court shall have jurisdiction to issue such orders. <br /> (c) All informathon contained in a county employee's personnel <br />fi]e, other than %he information made public by subsection (b) of <br />this section, is confidential and shall be open to inspection only Jn <br />zhe following instances: <br /> (1) The employee or his duly authorized agent may examine all <br /> portions of his personnel file except (i) letters of reference <br /> solicited prior to emp]oyment, and (ii) information concern- <br /> ~ng a medical disability, mental or physical, %hat a prudent <br /> physician xvould not, divulge to his patient. <br /> (2) A licensed physician cesign~ated in ~xviting by ~he employee <br /> may examine the employee's medical record. <br /> (3) A county employee having supervisory authority over the <br /> employee may examine all material in the employee's per- <br /> sonne] file. <br /> (4) By order of a court of competent jurisdiction, any person <br /> may examine such portion of an employee's personnel file <br /> as may be ordered by the court. <br /> (5) An official of an agency of the State or federal government, <br /> or any political subdivision of the State, may inspect any <br /> port~on of a personnel file when such inspection is deemed <br /> by the of/]ciz] havin~ custody of such records to be in- <br /> spec%ed to be necessary and essential to the pursuance ora <br /> proper function of the inspecting agency, but no inforlYm- <br /> tion shah be divulged for %he purpose of assisting in a <br /> criminal prosecution of%he employee, or for the purpose of <br /> assisting in an investigation of%he employee's tax liability. <br /> However, the official having custody of such records may <br /> release the name, address, and telephone number from a <br /> personnel file for the purpose of assisting in a criminal <br /> investigation. <br /> (6) An employee may s,~gn a written re]ease, to be p~aced wkh <br /> his personnel file, that permits the person with custody of <br /> the file to provide, either in person, by telephone, or by <br /> mai], informs, riGa s~ec~fied in the re]ease to prospective <br /> employers, educational institutions, or other persons speci- <br /> fied in %he re]ease. <br /> (7) The county manager, ~vith concurrence of the board of <br /> county corn. missioners, or, in counties not having a man- <br /> ager, %he board of county commissioners may inform any <br /> ~erson of the employment or nonernp]oyment, promotion, <br /> emotion, suspensio~n or other d~sc~p]inary action, rein- <br /> statement, transfer, or termination of a counly employee <br /> and the reasons for that personnel aciion. Before re]easing <br /> %he information, ~he manager or board shall determine in <br /> ~vriting thai the re]ease is essential to maintaining public <br /> confidence in the administration of couniy services or lo <br /> rnaintainb~g the ]eve] and quality of counly services. This <br /> written determination shall be retained in the office o£the <br /> manager or the coun:y clerk, is a record available for pub- <br /> <br />~5 <br /> <br /> <br />