(a) The city of Dallas recognizes that the citizens of Dallas have a right to expect, and the city has an obligation to foster, efficient and cost-effective government and further recognizes the central importance of city records in the lives of its citizens. The city of Dallas has a responsibility to its citizens to manage, protect, preserve, and make available city records.
(b) It is the policy of the city of Dallas to provide for efficient, economical, and effective controls over the creation, distribution, organization, maintenance, use, retention, and disposition of all records of the city of Dallas. This policy will be implemented through a comprehensive system of integrated procedures for the management of records from their creation to their ultimate disposition, consistent with the requirements of the Local Government Records Act, the Public Information Act, the city charter, and accepted records management practice. (Ord. Nos. 20787; 23267)