2-6-403. Duties and responsibilities. - Montana Statutes

     2-6-403. Duties and responsibilities. (1) The local government records committee shall approve, modify, or disapprove proposals for local government records retention and disposition schedules.
     (2) The local government records committee shall appoint a subcommittee, known as the local government records destruction subcommittee, to handle requests for disposal of records. The subcommittee consists of the state archivist and a representative of the department of administration. Unless specifically authorized by statute or by the retention and disposition schedule, a local government public record may not be destroyed or otherwise disposed of without the unanimous approval of the subcommittee. When approval is required, a request for the disposal or destruction of any local government records must be submitted to the subcommittee by the entity concerned. If there is not unanimous approval of the subcommittee, the issue of the disposition of a record must be referred to the local government records committee for approval. When approval is obtained from the subcommittee or from the local government records committee for the disposal of a record, the local government records committee shall consider the inclusion of a new category of record for which a disposal request is not required and shall update the schedule.
     (3) The local government records committee shall establish a retention and disposition schedule for categories of records for which a disposal request is not required. The committee shall publish the retention and disposition schedules. Updates to those schedules, if any, must be published at least annually.
     (4) The committee shall respond to requests for technical advice on matters relating to local government records.
     (5) The committee shall provide leadership and coordination in matters affecting the records of multiple local governments.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 420, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 179, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 323, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 483, L. 2001.