§ 2-136. Preservation of permanent records.  


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  • The city secretary shall develop procedures to ensure the permanent preservation of the historically valuable records of the city. The city secretary shall provide housing under archival conditions for such records in the records center or in another municipal facility and in such manner that the records, unless their use is restricted by law or regulation, are open to the public for research purposes. If city-owned facilities are not available, the city secretary shall arrange for the transfer of the records to the state library for perpetual care and preservation in one of its nearby regional historical resource depositories, or shall make other arrangements for their permanent preservation not contrary to law or regulation. In no circumstances shall the permanent records of the city be transferred to private individuals, to private historical societies or museums, or to private colleges or universities.

(Ord. No. 8608, § 13, 4-7-86)