[Adopted 9-17-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-04]
This article is entitled the "Town of Addison Ordinance to Adopt
the Wisconsin Municipal Records Schedule." The purpose of this article
is to provide the legal custodian(s) of public records in the possession
of the Town of Addison with the authority to retain and destroy those
records.
The Town Board of the Town of Addison, Washington County, Wisconsin,
has the specific authority under §§ 60.83 and 19.21(4),
Wis. Stats., to adopt an ordinance to address the management and destruction
of public records.
The Wisconsin Municipal Records Schedule, as approved by the
Public Records Board on August 27, 2018, attached hereto and incorporated
herein by reference,[1] is hereby adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Addison
as the Town's official record retention schedule.
[1]
Editor's Note: A copy of the Wisconsin Municipal Records
Schedule is on file in the Town offices.
When a record has met the terms of the retention period, the
record may be destroyed by the legal custodian of the record, provided
the custodian has complied with the notification requirement set forth
in § 19.21(4), Wis. Stats., to the Wisconsin State Historical
Society.
In the event of any conflict between the terms of this article
and any applicable state statute, the applicable state statute shall
control.
This article hereby revokes and supersedes any prior resolutions
or ordinances adopted by the Town Board relating to the retention
and/or destruction of public records of the Town of Addison.
This article shall become effective upon its passage and posting
in the manner set forth in § 60.80, Wis. Stats.
