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Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Code of Law.

TUC.3.3.020 Records

(a) The books, records and property of the Authority, including current financial and operating statements, shall be kept on file in the main office of the Authority and shall be available for inspection at all reasonable times by the Director, then-serving members of the Governing Board.

(b) Information regarding the Authority and its operations must be kept confidential, including information received by the Authority that is subject to a confidentiality obligation. Information considered by the Authority as non-confidential shall be publicly available at requesting recipient's expense.

(c) Financial Statements and Annual Reports shall be prepared as soon as reasonably practicable after the close of the fiscal year. Such financial statements shall be accompanied by any report thereon of independent accountants, or, if there is no such report, the certificate of an authorized officer of the Authority that such statements were prepared without audit, under generally accepted accounting principles, from the books and records of the Authority. Financial Statements, books, records, and property of the Authority shall be available for inspection at all reasonable times by the Governing Board and any other persons authorized by the Governing Board.

(d) Every Commissioner shall have the right at any reasonable time to inspect and copy all books, records, and documents, and to inspect the physical properties of the Authority. No Commissioner shall use or disseminate any non-public information obtained as a result of any such inspection, or otherwise in his or her capacity as a Commissioner, for his or her own personal gain, to the detriment of the Authority or to the detriment of any competitors of any entity with which the Commissioner is affiliated except in connection with the enforcement of a tariff, contract or applicable law and consistent with the Authority policy regarding confidential information.