§ 12.01. Publicity of records.

All records and accounts of every office, department, or agency of the city shall be open to inspection by any citizen or by any representative of the press at all reasonable times and under such reasonable regulations as may be established by the city manager and/or the city council, except records and documents the disclosure of which would tend to defeat the lawful purpose which they are intended to accomplish or those records and documents prohibited from disclosure by law.