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(b) Review the performance of the program on a regular basis and propose changes and improvements if needed; (c) Review and approve records control schedules submitted by the records management officer; (d) Give final approval to the destruction of records in accordance with approved records control schedules; and (e) Actively support and promote the records management program throughout the city. Sec. 2-176. Records Manaqement Plan To Be Develo~ed: Approval of Plan: Authority of Plan. (a) The records management officer and the records management committee shall develop a records management plan for the city for submission to the city council. The plan must contain policies and procedures designed to reduce the costs and improve the efficiency of record-keeping, to adequately protect the essential records of the city and to properly preserve those records of the city that are of historical value. The plan must be designed to enable the records management officer to carry out his or her duties prescribed by state law and this Article effectively. (b) Once approved by the city council, the records management plan shall be binding on all offices, departments, divisions, programs, commissions, bureaus, boards, committees, or similar entities of the city and records shall be created, maintained, stored, microfilmed or disposed of in accordance with the plan. (c) state law relating to the duties, other responsibilities, or recardkeeping requirements of a department head do not exempt the department head or the records in the department head's care from the application of this Article and the records management plan adopted under it and may not be used by the department head as a basis for refusal to participate in the records management program of the city. Sec. 2-177. Duties of Records Manaqement Officer. In addition to other duties assigned in this Article, the records management officer shall: (1) Administer the records management program and provide assistance to department heads in its implementation; (2) Plan, formulate, and prescribe records disposition policies, systems, standards, and procedures; (3) In cooperation with department heads, identify essential records and establish a disaster plan for each ci ty off ice and department to ensure maximum availability of the records in order to re-establish operations quickly and with minimum disruption and expense; (4) Develop procedures to ensure the permanent preservation of the historically valuable records of the city; (5) Establish standards for filing and storage equipment and for recordkeeping supplies; (6) study the feasibility of and, if appropriate, establish a uniform filing system and a forms design and control system for the city; (7) Provide records management advice and assistance to all city departments by preparation of a manual or manuals