INFORMATION GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE.
Austin City Code § 2-11-4
in effect§ 2-11-4 - INFORMATION GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE.
(A) The members of the information governance committee are:
(1) the city clerk;
(2) the city manager;
(3) the city records and information management officer;
(4) the city archivist;
(5) the city chief information security officer;
(6) the city attorney;
(7) the director of the Human Resources Department;
(8) the director of the Communications and Technology Management Department;
(9) the controller;
(10) the purchasing officer;
(11) a departmental information administrator, appointed by the city manager, from an enterprise-fund department; and
(12) a departmental information administrator, appointed by the city manager, from a general-fund department.
(B) The city clerk is the chair of the information governance committee.
(C) The city records and information management officer is a non-voting member and the secretary for the information governance committee.
(D) The information governance committee shall:
(1) assist the city clerk and the chief information security officer in the development, implementation, and management of information governance policies, procedures, and best practices;
(2) to the extent practicable promote standard information governance practices among departments;
(3) annually review City policies related to compliance with applicable law regarding the creation, storage, retention, destruction, disposition, information security, and accessibility of City information;
(4) adopt necessary changes and improvements to City policies related to information governance that are not inconsistent with this chapter;
(5) review each change to the records control schedule submitted by the city clerk;
(6) recommend to the council amendments to this chapter as required; and
(7) support and promote information governance within the City.
(E) The city clerk shall convene the committee at least twice each fiscal year. An action of the committee requires a majority vote of the committee members present.
(F) The information governance committee is neither a governing body nor a City board, and is not subject to Chapter 2-1 (City Boards).
Source: Ord. No. 20141120-015, Pt. 1, 12-1-14; Ord. No. 20190919-017, Pt. 5, 9-30-19.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT2AD_CH2-11INMA_S2-11-4INGOCOFetched: 10/27/2026