(A) A records control schedule for a department that has been approved and adopted under § 37.10 of this chapter 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 Committee 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 from the Records Management Committee.
(1998 Code, § 2-213)