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September 21, 2009 (Regular Meeting) Page 1600 employment, and information concerning a medical disability, mental or physical, that a prudent physician would not divulge to his patient. (b)A licensed physician designated in writing by the employee may examine the employee's medical record. (c)A County employee having supervisory authority over the employee may examine all material in the employee's personnel file. (d)The County Human Resources Director and County Attorney may examine all portions of an employee's personnel file. (e)By order of a court of competent jurisdiction, any person may examine all material in the employee's personnel file. (f)An official of an agency of the State or federal government, or any political subdivision of the State, may inspect any portion of a personnel file when such information is deemed by the County Manager to be necessary and essential to the pursuance of a proper function of the inspecting agency, but no information shall be divulged for the purpose of assisting in a criminal prosecution of the employee or for the purpose of assisting in an investigation of the employee's tax liability. (g)Each individual requesting access to confidential information will be required to submit satisfactory proof of identity. Section 9. Records of Former Employees The provisions for access to records apply to former employees as they apply to present employees. Section 5. Remedies of Employees Obiecting to Material in File Employees who object to material in their personnel file may have a statement relating to the material considered inaccurate or misleading placed in the file. The employee may seek the removal of such material in accordance with established grievance procedures. Section 6. Penalty for Permitting Access to Confidential File by Unauthorized Person NCGS 153A-98 provides that any public official or employee who knowingly and willfully permits any person to have access to any confidential information contained in an employee personnel file, except as expressly authorized by the designated custodian, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in an amount not to exceed $500. Section 7. Penalty for Examining or cop Vin Confidential Material Without Authorization NCG5 153A-98 provides that any person, not specifically authorized to have access to a personnel file designated as confidential, who shall knowingly and willfully examine in its official filing place, remove or copy any portion of a confidential personnel file shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in the discretion of the court but not in excess of $500. Section 8. Destruction of Records Regulated No public official may destroy, sell, loan, or otherwise dispose of any public record, except in accordance with NCGS 121-5, without the consent of the State Department of Cultural Resources. Whoever unlawfully removes a public record from the office where it is usually kept, or whoever alters, defaces, mutilates or destroys it will be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction will be fined not less than $10 or more than $500 as provided in G.S. 132-3. Article XI. Implementation Section 1. Conflicting Policies A11 policies, ordinances or resolutions that conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. This document replaces the existing Personnel Ordinance and Revisions. Section 2. Separability