A. Except as provided in WMC 2.48.120 and 2.48.130 or by other provisions of city, state or federal law, a city agency shall make city records open to inspection during regular business hours by any person and provide copies of requested city records, subject to reasonable restrictions regarding the place and manner of inspection and the payment of any fee that is applicable under WMC 2.48.150.

B. Nothing in this chapter requires the city to create city records, or to compile, summarize, outline or in any other way create information from existing city records, at the request of a member of the public.

C. The city is not required to produce city records for inspection, or to copy city records, in the exact form or medium in which they are stored; provided, that any alteration of the form or medium of a city record shall not change the substantive content of the information contained in the city record. (Ord. 06-33 § 5, 2006)