Destruction of public records.
Memphis Charter, art. 38, § 327
in effectSec. 327. - Destruction of public records.
The Board of Commissioners of the City of Memphis, upon certification by the Comptroller, City Attorney and the head of any department, board or bureau, or office of the City of Memphis, shall have authority, by resolution, to authorize the Comptroller to destroy any documents, cancelled notes, bonds, and/or coupon books, vouchers, papers, or cancelled blank forms, pertaining to any department, board, bureau, or office of the City of Memphis. Before such resolution is adopted, the Board of Commissioners shall be required to determine that the instruments to be destroyed are of no further value to the City of Memphis. The Board of Commissioners of the City of Memphis shall have no power to authorize the destruction of any of the minute books of the City of Memphis.
(Priv. Acts 1937, ch. 123, § 3)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/charter?nodeId=PTICHRELA_ART38CICO_S327DEPUREFetched: 10/28/2026
