(A) Any information claimed to be so privileged, and that part of any document claimed to contain such privileged information (“Confidential Information”), shall be appropriately marked by the Grantee as a trade secret, or as privileged, confidential or proprietary commercial information, and shall be accompanied by a written Request for Nondisclosure upon submission of the information to the Village.
(B) Nondisclosure requests shall identify the portion of the materials claimed to be privileged from disclosure and shall contain a plain statement of the reasons for withholding the information from public inspection. The Village shall protect the Confidential Information from disclosure to third parties with the same degree of care afforded to its own confidential and proprietary information. Information shall not be considered to be privileged, confidential or proprietary to the extent that:
(1) It is or becomes publicly available other than through the Village;
(2) It is required to be disclosed by a governmental or judicial order;
(3) It is required to be disclosed by statute or other applicable law.
(C) Upon request, the Village shall enter into a written confidentiality agreement incorporating these conditions prior to inspection of any records claimed to be privileged from disclosure as provided hereinabove.
(Ord. 01-2301, passed 12-11-01)