(A) A records control schedule for a department that has been approved and adopted under § 38.35 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 lawsuit, or the department head requests in writing to the Records Management Officer 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.
(Ord. 530, passed 8-28-1991)