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. The City Records Management Officer must:establish standards, procedures, and techniques for the effective management of City records; prepare, for the approval of the State Archivist, Record Retention and Disposition Schedules providing for:the retention of City and agency records of continuing value for a specific retention period; the orderly disposal of City and agency records no longer possessing sufficient administrative, legal, fiscal, or historical value to warrant further preservation; and the identification and preservation of records no longer needed by an agency that are of historical significance; review all proposals for the digitization of records, whether or not the ultimate destruction of the original record is involved; assist agency heads in the preparation of agency record inventories; periodically inspect records and records management practices of agencies; and organize and administer a City records storage center or centers for the City’s inactive and historical records. 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. Ord. 20-407 Text Conformed 02/09/21 By authority of Ordinance 20-431, Section 5, the Director of Legislative Reference, in consultation with the Law Department, has conformed the text of subsection (c) to refer expressly to the requirements of the recently-enacted Administrative Procedure Act that, effective January 15, 2021, governs the proposal, adoption, and publication of administrative rules and regulations.