[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Fond du Lac 6-23-1993 by Ord. No. 2679 as § 1.11 of the 1993 Code; amended in its entirety 2-22-2023 by Ord. No. 3766. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The provisions of Wis. Stats., § 19.21 et seq., and as subsequently amended, are hereby adopted by the City of Fond du Lac.
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Wisconsin Municipal Records Schedule Adopted. The City of Fond du Lac hereby adopts, by reference, the Wisconsin Municipal Records Schedule (hereinafter "Records Schedule"), pertaining to the retention and destruction of public records, and approved by the State of Wisconsin Public Records Board (hereinafter "Records Board") on August 27, 2018. A copy of the Records Schedule will be kept on file in the City Clerk's office and made available for public viewing during office hours.
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Other records. In the event the City creates a record not contemplated by the Records Schedule, the City may, subject to the Records Board's prior approval, either adopt an applicable records retention schedule set forth by the Records Board, if available, or create its own retention schedule pertaining to the record.
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Repeal. All ordinances, or portions thereof, and resolutions, or portions thereof, in conflict with any portion of the Records Schedule are hereby repealed. Any approved City retention schedule, or portion thereof, for any record no contemplated by the Records schedule shall remain in full force and effect.
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Effective date. This ordinance is effective as of February 22, 2023.
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As provided by § 43.30, Wis. Stats., public library circulation records are exempt from inspection under this chapter.
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Whenever the Assessor, in the performance of the Assessor's duties, requests or obtains income and expense information pursuant to § 70.47(7)(af), Wis. Stats., or any successor statute thereto, then such income and expense information that is provided to the Assessor shall be held by the Assessor on a confidential basis; except, however, that said information may be revealed to and used by persons in the discharge of duties imposed by law, in the discharge of duties imposed by office (including but not limited to use by the Assessor in performance of official duties of the Assessor's office and use by the Board of Review in performance of its official duties), or pursuant to order of the court. Income and expense information provided to the Assessor under § 70.47(7)(af), Wis. Stats., unless a court determines that it is inaccurate, is, per § 70.47(7)(af), Wis. Stats., not subject to the right of inspection and copying under § 19.35(1), Wis. Stats., or § 148-4 of this chapter.