[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of
the City of Norwich as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Public access to records — See Ch. 430.
[Adopted 4-25-1989; amended 5-9-1989]
Article 57-A of the Arts and Cultural Affairs
Law of New York State has established a Local Government Records Law;
and pursuant to such law the State Archives and Records Administration
has developed a Records Retention and Disposition Schedule which provides
for minimum retention periods for local government records.
In accordance with Article 57-A of the state
Arts and Cultural Affairs Law:
A.
The City does hereby adopt Records Retention and Disposition
Schedule LGS-1 as developed by the State Archives and Records Administration
of the State Education Department;
[Amended 9-15-2020 by Ord. No. 3-2020]
B.
Only those records will be disposed of that are described
in such schedule and only after they have met the minimum retention
period set forth in such schedule; and
C.
Only those records will be disposed of that do not
have sufficient administrative, fiscal, legal or historical value
to merit retention beyond established time periods.
[Adopted 12-17-1996]
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Editor's Note: See also City of Norwich records
handbook on file in the office of the City Clerk.
The City of Norwich is engaged in a multiphase
program of records retention/disposition through grant funding from
the State Archives and Records Administration (SARA), and the Records
Management Advisory Board has made certain recommendations relative
to a records management plan for the City.
A records management plan shall be established
and distributed to all departments for implementation; and such plan
may be amended by the Records Advisory Board with the approval of
the Common Council.
