§ 2-256. Definitions.

[As used in this Article, the following words and terms shall have the meaning ascribed thereto:]

Archives means those records which shall have been designated as having permanent informational or evidential value for administrative, legal, fiscal, or historical purposes, for preservation in the permanent archives of this County. "Archives" also means the secure and accessible building in which the permanently valuable records of the county are stored.

County office means any office of Washington County created by the Constitution of the State of Arkansas or by the laws of Washington County for the purpose of carrying on one (1) or more functions of government.

County officer means the lawful head or principal officer of any County office accountable for the management and safekeeping of office records.

Public records means all documents, regardless of physical form, which have been or shall be created or received by any County office or its lawful successor, or official thereof in the exercise of his or her office, or in the conduct, transaction, or performance of any business, duty, or function, pursued in accordance with law.

(Ord. No. 90-19, Art. 1, 8-9-90)