Section 5:49 Duties of Local Government Records Manager; Position Established.
There is established in the division of archives and records management, department of state, the position of local government records manager who shall be a classified state employee. The local government records manager shall have the following duties:
I. It shall be the responsibility of the local government records manager to advise local governments on planning and administering programs for the creation, maintenance, preservation, reproduction, retention, and disposition of their records; to advise local governments on the development of micrographics systems, automated data processing systems, and other systems that rely on technology to create, store, manage, and reproduce information or records; and to advise local governments on the preservation and use of vital records with enduring value for historical or other research purposes.
II. It shall be the responsibility of the local government records manager to advise the municipal records board concerning local government records policies and procedures, state services and financial support needed to assist or advise local officials, regulations pertaining to local government records, and grants for local government records management improvement pursuant to RSA 5:51.
III. The local government records manager is authorized to employ specialists in records management, archives, and administration, and other specialists necessary to provide advisory, consultative, and technical assistance to local governments from moneys available for this purpose in the fund.
IV. The local government records manager shall provide a quarterly financial statement of the fund to members of the municipal records board and an annual financial and narrative report of the program to the state archivist for incorporation in the annual report of the division of archives and records management submitted to the secretary of state. Each year the municipal records board shall review and make recommendations on a proposed operational and expenditure plan for the fund prior to its adoption by the state archivist. The annual expenditure plan shall be subject to the approval of the secretary of state.
Source. 2002, 145:2, eff. July 12, 2002. 2003, 97:4, eff. Aug. 5, 2003.