The Records Retention and Disposition Schedule MU-1, issued
pursuant to Article 57-A of the Arts and Cultural Affairs Law, and
containing legal minimum retention periods for municipal government
records, is hereby adopted for use by all municipal officers in disposing
of municipal government records listed therein. In accordance with
Article 57-A:
A. Only those
records will be disposed of that are described in Records Retention
and Disposition Schedule MU-1 after they have met the minimum retention
period prescribed therein.
B. 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.