2-6-403. Duties and responsibilities. (1) The local government records committee shall approve, modify, or disapprove proposals for local government records retention and disposition schedules.
     (2) The committee shall appoint a subcommittee, known as the local government records destruction subcommittee, to handle requests for disposal of records. The subcommittee consists of the state archivist and a representative of the department of commerce. Unless specifically authorized by statute, a local government public record may not be destroyed or otherwise disposed of without the unanimous approval of the subcommittee. When approval is required, a request for the disposal or destruction of any local government records must be submitted to the subcommittee by the entity concerned.
     (3) The local government records committee may by unanimous approval establish categories of records for which a disposal request is not required, providing that those records are retained for the designated retention period.
     (4) The committee shall respond to requests for technical advice on matters relating to local government records.
     (5) The committee shall provide leadership and coordination in matters affecting the records of multiple local governments.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 420, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 179, L. 1995.