109.255. Secretary of state duties as to local boards of record control--local boards, terms, expenses.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

109.255. Secretary of state duties as to local boards of record control--local boards, terms, expenses.

Secretary of state duties as to local boards of record control--localboards, terms, expenses.

109.255. 1. The secretary of state is hereby authorized toappoint and serve as chairman of a local records board to advise,counsel, and judge what local records shall be retained, copied,preserved, or disposed of and in what manner these functionsshall be carried out by the director. This board shall representa wide area of public interest in local records and shall consistof at least twelve members one of whom shall represent schoolboards, one constitutional charter city, one third class city,one fourth class city, one village, one township, one for eachclass of county of the first and second class, one third orfourth class county, one higher education, one historical societyand such other members as the secretary of state shall direct.

2. The members of the board of record control shall servestaggered terms and may be removed at the pleasure of thesecretary of state.

3. The members of the board of control shall receive nosalary but may be compensated for travel expenses if the budgetof the secretary of state permits.

4. The board shall meet at such times as the chairman maycall them.

5. The director with advice of the board of record controlshall issue directives to guide local officials on thedestruction of local records and nonrecord materials.