Appointment of a Metro Records Officer is provided for in the Metro Code of Law - 2.140.050: "The head of each department shall designate a records officer, who shall be an employee at the administrative level, and inform the commission chairman in writing of such a designation."
The departmental Records Officer is the liaison to Records Management and to the Public Records Commission, implementing the records program. The department head or elected official retains overall accountability and signature authority for records retention and destruction upon disposition.
Current list: Metro Records Officers