[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.