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Washington State ArchivesDocumenting Democracy
Washington State Archives:
Records Management
County Elections AdministratorsPresented by:
June 2009
Julie WoodsLocal Government Records Retention
Specialist
Scott SackettElectronic Records
Management Consultant
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Washington State Archives 1963
Preserves and provides public access to legal and historically valuable records from
government agencies.
Washington State Archives
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Washington State Archives
Total Cubic Feet of Documents
•Pages at Archives•Electronic Records at Digital
Archives•Microfilm Images in Vaults•Pages at Records Center
• Records Management Advice• Classes / Training• Local Records Grant Program
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Preserve and protect public records
Compliance
Efficiency
History
Public disclosure requests
Audits
Good Records Management
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Poor Records Management
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“…the term "public records" shall include
any paper, correspondence, completed
form, bound record book, photograph,
film, sound recording, map drawing,
machine-readable material…or other
document, regardless of physical form or
characteristics…that have been made by
or received by any agency of the state of
Washington in connection with the
transaction of public business...”
Definition and Classification of Public Records
RCW 40.14.10
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What needs to be kept?RCW 40.14.070
No public records shall be destroyed until approved
for destruction by the Local Records Committee.
• For public disclosure, refer to RCW 42.56
• Legal holds
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Local Records CommitteeComprised of three members:
1.State Archivist2.Attorney General representative3.State Auditor representative
Grants records disposition authority to local government agencies in the form of Records Retention Schedules which describe:
•Type of records approved for destruction.•Minimum retention period for which they need to
be retained.•Which records have archival and/or essential
value.
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For the purposes of retention and destruction, two criteria:
1.Made or received in connection with the transaction of public business (RCW 40.14).
2.Regardless of format.
What needs to be kept?
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Electronic Records
1.All existing retention requirements (have always and continue to) apply to electronic records.
2.Electronic records need to be retained in electronic format.• Metadata associated with “born digital”
records establishes and preserves the authenticity of the record which is the evidence of the transaction it documents.
• Printing electronic records (e.g. emails) preserves the informational content but not the authenticity of the record.
WAC 434-662
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Common Records Retention Schedule (CORE)
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CORE
1.Agency Management
2.Asset Management
3.Financial Management
4.Human Resource Management
5. Information Management
Records common to all local government agencies.
Five function categories:
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Local Government General Records Retention Schedule
LGGRRS29
activities including
:
•Electric Utilities
•Land Use Planning, Permits and Appeals
•Public Works Engineering
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Sector Schedules1. County Assessors
2. County Auditors
3. County Clerks and Clerks of the Superior Court
4. County Treasurers
5. District and Municipal Courts
6. Health Departments and Districts
7. Law Enforcement
8. Public Hospital Districts
9. School Districts and Educational Service Districts
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Index to Archival/Permanent Records
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Archival RecordsWAC 434-663-240
Archival records are records that have permanent and/or historical value and are scheduled as archival.
• Constitution• Voter Registration• Birth Records
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Index to Essential Records
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Essential RecordsChapter 40.10 RCW
“In order to provide for the continuity and preservation of civil government…the state shall designate those public documents which are essential records…and needed in an emergency and for the reestablishment of normal operations after any such emergency.”
• Oaths of Office• Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Plans• Operating Manuals