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• Various insurance companies in any claim for insurance benefits; • Individuals who have obtained a court order for the information; • Participant in any litigation, mediation, veteran's preference hearing, grievance arbitration, or other administrative proceeding that involves the employee; • Labor organizations and the Bureau of Mediation Services. D. Private Data The following personnel data are considered private data on individuals and are not accessible to the public: social security number, age, sex, marital and family status, employee's home address and telephone number, criminal record, race and ethic data, insurance status, references, college transcripts (except for name of institution, degrees, and years attended), reference checks, medical records, psychological examinations, workers' compensation reports, physical limitations related to job, sick leave forms, medical reports, data collected from disciplinary proceedings, opinion questionnaires, names of applicants for employment until finalists are announced, employee assistance programs and exit interview responses. Private data is accessible to the subject employee, the employee's authorized representative, the immediate supervisor and department director, and other City staff persons or officials who have a legitimate need to know such data. No employee may disclose the home address, telephone number, or personal information about another employee to any third party without prior consent of the affected employee, as per the section on "Informed Consent." Employment selection instruments and answer keys to such instruments are protected non-public data, except pursuant to a valid court order. E. Access to Data • Public Data. Access shall be provided to any person, without regard to the nature of the person's interest. Access must be provided by Administration or other persons authorized by the City Administrator. Access must be provided within a reasonable time period. Interpretation shall be provided if requested. A fee may be charged for copying and mailing and for the time it takes to collect the information. • Private Data. Access to private data is available only to: (1) the subject of the data; (2) City employees who need access to the data; (3) agencies authorized by state or federal law who need access to specific data; and (4) agencies or individuals with written consent from the subject of the data. Personnel files will be maintained by the Administration Department. The City Administrator shall assure that access is provided only to the parties listed above. The identity and authority of an individual who seeks to gain access to private data must be confirmed. The time that access is available is limited to city hall business hours. No fees shall be charged in cases where the data subject only wishes to view private data. Fees may be charged for providing copies. 7