§ 2-42. Implementation of records control schedules; destruction of records under schedule.

(a)

A records control schedule that has been approved under this article shall be implemented by department directors and records liaisons according to the policies and procedures of the records management plan.

(b)

A record whose retention period has expired on a records control schedule shall be destroyed unless a public information request is pending on the record, the subject matter of the record is pertinent to a pending lawsuit, or the department director requests in writing to the records management officer that the record be retained for a specified purpose, a specific period of time, and the request must be approved by the city secretary.

(c)

Prior to the destruction of a record under an approved records control schedule, authorization for the destruction must be obtained by the records management officer, from the department director, and the city attorney.

(Ord. No. 2015-9668 , § 1, 4-2-15)