§ 2-277. Definitions.

(a)

As used in this Division:

(1)

Nonrecord shall mean the types of materials defined as nonrecord by Section 179, Article 41, of the Annotated Code of Maryland, 1957.

(2)

Photographs shall mean photographs, photocopies, or microphotographs.

(3)

Record shall mean any book, paper, photograph, map, or other documentary material, regardless of physical form or characteristic, created or received by any department in pursuance of law or in connection with the transaction of public business, and preserved or deemed appropriate for preservation by that agency or its legitimate successor as evidence of the organization, functions, policies, procedures, decisions, or operations of such department, or because of the informational value of the data contained therein.

(4)

Record retention schedule shall mean an itemized list of the retention periods established for the records of a department pursuant to the provisions of Sections 2-278 and 2-279.

(5)

Records Management Officer shall mean the Chief, Administrative Services Division, or any other person so designated by the Council.

(6)

The Records Management Program shall mean and include records storage; forms management; microfilm and information retrieval; creation of record retention schedules; and disposal of records.

(7)

Retention period shall mean the period of time for which a record shall be retained.

(Ord. and Res., 1967, Sec. 2-2; CB-27-1980)