All books, accounts, papers and records of any board, commission, office or department, except criminal investigation reports and individual personnel records, shall at all times be open to the inspection of any resident of the County or representative of the press, subject to such reasonable rules and regulations in regard to the time and manner of such inspection as the County Executive, with the approval of the County Council, may make. Public inspection of police records may be permitted to the extent authorized by the County Council or otherwise in accordance with law. This section shall not apply to any papers prepared by or for use of counsel in actions or proceedings to which the County is a party or for use in any investigation authorized by or under this Charter.