§ 2-242. Duty to maintain records.

(a)

Except as provided under section 2-246, each officer and employee of the village shall safely keep and preserve all records received from his predecessor or other persons and required by law to be filed, deposited or kept in his office or which are in the lawful possession or control of the officer or employee or his deputies, or to the possession or control of which he may be lawfully entitled as such officers or employees.

(b)

Upon the expiration of an officer's term of office or an employee's term of employment, or whenever the office or position of employment becomes vacant, each such officer or employee shall deliver to his successor all records then in his custody and the successor shall receipt therefor to the officer or employee, who shall file said receipt with the village clerk-treasurer. If a vacancy occurs before a successor is selected or qualifies, such records shall be delivered to and receipted for by the village clerk-treasurer, on behalf of the successor, to be delivered to such successor upon the latter's receipt.

(Code 1990, § 3-3-2)