(A) The grantee shall maintain an office within the town. The town shall have the right to inspect at any time during normal business hours, all books, records, maps, plans, income tax returns, financial statements, service complaint logs, performance test results and other like materials of the grantee when necessary to ascertain the grantee’s compliance with this chapter or the franchise agreement. Access to the aforementioned records shall not be denied by the grantee on the basis that the records contain proprietary information.
(B) Grantee shall permit any duly authorized representative of the town to examine and copy or transcribe any and all maps and other records kept or maintained by grantee or under its control concerning the operations, finances, affairs, transactions or property of grantee. If any of the maps or records are not kept in the town, or upon reasonable request made available in the town, and if the town shall determine that an examination of the maps or records is necessary or appropriate to the performance of any of the town’s duties, then all travel and maintenance expenses necessarily incurred in making the examination shall be paid by grantee.