No present or former Commissioner or employee of the Tourist and Convention Commission or city or any other person, shall divulge any information acquired by him as to the affairs of a firm, corporation, or the like. This shall not extend to any matter which is in any way made a matter of public record, nor does it preclude furnishing any taxpayer or his properly authorized agent with information respecting his own report. Further, this prohibition does not preclude the Commission or any employee of the Commission or city from testifying in any court, or from introducing as evidence returns or reports filed with the Commission or city, in an action for violation of state or federal tax laws.
(Ord. , passed )