All municipal records as defined in § 36.01 are declared to be the property of the City. No municipal official or employee has, by virtue of his or her position, any personal or property right to such records even though he or she may have developed or compiled them. The unauthorized destruction, removal from files or use of such records is prohibited.
(`87 Code, § 2-152) (Ord. 1987-4, passed 2-17-87; Am. Ord. 1991-8, passed 11-5-91)