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ORDINANCE NO. 2367-99 41114411141111.2 AN ORDINANCE REVISING EXEMPTIONS TO DISCLOSURE OF PUBLIC RECORDS, AMENDING SECTION THREE OF ORDINANCE No. 313-74 (EMC § 2.92.030), AND DELETING SUBSECTION E OF SECTION TWO OF ORDINANCE 1322-87 (EMC §2.92.080) WHEREAS, the City enacted Ordinance No. 313-74 in 1974 establishing exemptions from public disclosure for certain categories of documents pursuant to RCW Chap. 42.17; and WHEREAS, the State Legislature added numerous additional exemptions since 1974; and WHEREAS, City Council desires that its ordinance establishing exemptions from public disclosure be consistent with state law; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. Section three of Ordinance No. 313-74 (EMC §2.92.030), which reads as follows: The following shall be exempt from public inspection and copying: A. Personal information in any files maintained for students in public schools, patients or clients of public institutions or public health agencies, welfare recipients, prisoners, probationers or parolees; B. Personal information in files maintained for employees, appointees or elected officials of any public agency to the extent that disclosure would violate their right to privacy; C. Information required of any taxpayer in connection with the assessment or collection of any tax if the disclosure of the information to other persons would violate the taxpayer's right to privacy or would result in unfair competitive disadvantage to such taxpayer; D. Specific intelligence information and specific investigative files compiled by investigative, law enforcement and penology agencies, and state agencies vested with the responsibility to discipline members of any profession,the nondisclosure of which is essential to effective law enforcement or for the protection of any person's right to privacy; E. Information revealing the identity of persons who file complaints with investigative, law enforcement or penology agencies, except as the complainant may authorize; F. Test questions, scoring keys, and other examination data used to administer a license, employment or academic examination;