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Section 36525 Of Part 1. General From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 4. >> Part 1.

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. (a) As used in this section "city auditor" includes an elected or appointed officer or full-time employee of the city who is compensated, but does not include an independent contractor.
  (b) All books, papers, records, and correspondence of the city auditor pertaining to his or her work are public records subject to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 and shall be filed at any of the regularly maintained offices of the city auditor. However, none of the following items or papers of which these items are a part may be released to the public by the city auditor, or his or her employees:
  (1) Personal papers and correspondence of any person providing assistance to the city auditor when that person has requested in writing that his or her papers and correspondence be kept private and confidential. Those papers and that correspondence shall become public records if the written request is withdrawn or upon the order of the city auditor.
  (2) Papers, correspondence, memoranda, or any substantive information pertaining to any audit not completed.
  (3) Papers, correspondence, or memoranda pertaining to any audit that has been completed, which papers, correspondence, or memoranda are not used in support of any report resulting from the audit.