[R.O. 2013 §120.190; CC §22.210; CC 1991 §145.110]
A. All
records made or received by or under the authority of or coming into
the custody, control or possession of local officials in the course
of their public duties are the property of the City and shall not
be mutilated, destroyed, transferred, removed or otherwise damaged
or disposed of, in whole or in part, except as provided by law.
1. No record shall be destroyed or otherwise disposed of unless it is
determined that the record has no further administrative, legal, fiscal,
research or historical value.
2. Non-record materials or materials not included within the definition
of records may, if not otherwise prohibited by law, be destroyed at
any time if same have the approval of the Missouri Local Records Board.
3. Records of the City may be disposed of or destroyed without the approval
of the Missouri Local Records Board if the same is permitted by the
State Municipal Records Manual. Records may be retained for a period
of time longer than the minimum retention period required by the State
Municipal Records Manual at the discretion of the City Clerk.