# § 10-6 City Records Management Officer: Duties.

Current through 2026-07-17. Source: City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-129. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.

## § 10-6 City Records Management Officer: Duties.

Balt., Md., Code art. 1, § 10-6 (2026)

(a) The City Records Management Officer shall direct the development and administration of a continuing records management, archival, and disposal program for the records of all City agencies.

(b) The City Records Management Officer must:

  (1) establish standards, procedures, and techniques for the effective management of City records;

  (2) prepare, for the approval of the State Archivist, Record Retention and Disposition Schedules providing for:

    (i) the retention of City and agency records of continuing value for a specific retention period;

    (ii) the orderly disposal of City and agency records no longer possessing sufficient administrative, legal, fiscal, or historical value to warrant further preservation; and

    (iii) the identification and preservation of records no longer needed by an agency that are of historical significance;

  (3) review all proposals for the digitization of records, whether or not the ultimate destruction of the original record is involved;

  (4) assist agency heads in the preparation of agency record inventories;

  (5) periodically inspect records and records management practices of agencies; and

  (6) organize and administer a City records storage center or centers for the City’s inactive and historical records.

(c) Subject to Title 4 {“Administrative Procedure Act – Regulations”} of the <cite data-path="|general">City General Provisions Article</cite>, the City Records Management Officer must adopt rules and regulations to carry out this subtitle.

*History: Ord. 20-407*

*History: Text Conformed 02/09/21*