(a) Unless provided otherwise by law or regulation, public records of the City are open to inspection by the public subject to any applicable fees and regulations regarding the time, place and manner of inspection as provided in KMC 10.40.060.

(b) The City is not required to manipulate data to create new records in response to a request for public records, nor is the City required to compile or summarize records in response to a request for information.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by law, if the request is for a public record that contains confidential information or nondisclosable information, the confidential or nondisclosable information will be redacted before the record is provided.

(d) Records will normally be made available in the format in which the City maintains or disseminates records. Exact reproduction will not be required, but any alteration of the form or medium of the record must not change the substantive content of the information, and if the content is changed, the nature of the change and the reason for the change will be communicated to the requester.

(e) When providing records by electronic services or products, the City will ensure that access to confidential information and proprietary software is protected.