§ 2-262. Same—Implementation; destruction of records under schedule.

(a)

A records control schedule for a department that has been approved, adopted under section 2-257, shall be implemented by department heads and records liaison officers 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 an open records request is pending on the record, the subject matter of the record is pertinent to a pending law suit, or the department head requests in writing to the records management committee that the record be retained for an additional period.

(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 records management committee.

(Code 1973, § 2-212; Ord. No. 1513, § 13, 12-10-90)