2.40.130 Ownership of records.
A. All borough records are property of the borough. Unless otherwise permitted or required by law, no person may:
1. Deface, alter, or destroy a borough record;
2. Remove a borough record from the borough’s possession;
3. Disclose confidential information of a borough record; or
4. Except for a borough official or employee in the course of performing official duties, inspect or copy confidential information in a borough record.
B. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, violation of subsection A of this section by a borough employee may be cause for disciplinary action.
C. No borough official or employee has, by virtue of the official or employee’s position, any personal or property right to such records even though the official or employee develop or compile them.
D. All borough records shall be and remain the properties of the borough and may not be removed, destroyed, or disposed of, except as provided in this chapter. They shall be delivered by outgoing officials and employees to their successors and shall be preserved, stored, transferred, and otherwise managed, only in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or as otherwise provided for by law.
E. The borough may initiate a civil action to recover records unlawfully removed from borough possession. [Ord. FY2010-02 §2, 2009].