Any village authority or custodian may, subject to the approval of the Village Board, keep and preserve public records through the use of microfilm or optical imaging, provided the microfilm or optical imaging meets the applicable standards in Wis. Stats. §§ 16.61(7) or 16.62. Retention periods and estimated costs and benefits of converting records between different media should be considered. After verification, paper records converted to microfilm or optical imaging should be destroyed. The retention periods identified in this chapter apply to records in any media. Such records shall be open to public inspection and copying according to the provisions of state law and this chapter.
(Ord. 38-07, passed - -07)