109.230. Duties of director.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

Duties of director.

109.230. The director shall, with due regard for thefunctions of the agencies concerned, and subject to the approvalof the secretary of state:

(1) Establish standards, procedures, and techniques foreffective management of records;

(2) Make continuing surveys of paperwork operations andrecommend improvements in current records management practicesincluding the use of space, equipment and supplies employed increating, maintaining, storing and servicing records;

(3) With approval of the state records commission or localrecords board, establish standards for the preparation ofschedules which provide for the retention of state or localrecords of continuing value and for the prompt and orderlydisposal of state or local records no longer possessingsufficient administrative, legal, historical or fiscal value towarrant their future keeping;

(4) Publish lists of records authorized for disposal orretention;

(5) Supervise the state records center and archives;

(6) Establish standards and formulate procedures for thetransfer, safeguarding and servicing of records;

(7) Evaluate economies of microfilming services foragencies;

(8) Obtain reports from agencies as required for theadministration of the program;

(9) Serve as secretary to the state records commission; and

(10) Make copies of the public records filed with the statearchives available at the expense of any person requestingcopies.