157.05 DISPOSAL OF RECORDS.
(a) When the Records Commission has approved any application for one-time disposal of obsolete records or any schedule of records retention and disposition, the Commission shall send that application or schedule to the Ohio Historical Society for its review. The Ohio Historical Society shall review the application or schedule within a period of not more than sixty (60) days after its receipt of it. Upon completion of its review, the Ohio Historical Society shall forward the application for one-time disposal of obsolete records or the schedule of records retention and disposition to the Auditor of State for the Auditor's approval or disapproval. The Auditor shall approve or disapprove the application or schedule within a period of not more than sixty (60) days of receipt of it. Before public records are to be disposed of, the Commission shall inform the Ohio Historical Society of the disposal through the submission of a certificate of records disposal and shall give the Society the opportunity for a period of fifteen (15) business days to select for its custody those public records that it considers to be of continuing historical value.
(b) Before any records are disposed of, Council shall have an opportunity to review the list of items considered for disposal. (Ord. 2011-14. Passed 4-25-11.)