The Town Council, as the legislative body of the municipality, hereby finds, determines and declares the following.
(A) A fundamental philosophy of the American constitutional form of representative government is that government is the servant of the people and not their master. Accordingly, it is the public policy of this municipality that all persons are entitled to full and complete information regarding the affairs of government and the official acts of those who represent them as public officials and employees. Providing persons with the information is an essential function of a representative government and an integral part of the routine duties of public officials and employees, whose duty it is to provide the information.
(B) This subchapter incorporates the provisions of I.C. 5-14-3 et seq., as amended from time to time, and shall be construed according to the policy and construction of that statute.
(C) The burden of proof for nondisclosure of a public record by a public agency shall be imposed on the public agency that would deny access to the record, and not on the person seeking to inspect and copy the record.