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County schedule 6-10 is being overwritten by state schedule 9-14. If you go to the county schedule on our website, it will be hyperlinked to the new schedule. Retention is now two years longer. Don’t worry if you have already destroyed records per the old schedule. Please update your records so the updated retention will be followed from this point

You may have noticed the General Schedules have been changing. If you are looking for a schedule, but cannot find it, be sure to click the link at the top so the inactive schedules are listed. If the schedule was overwritten, the obsolete schedule has a hyperlink to the schedule it is now attached to. If you still cannot find

We would like to propose the following general schedule to the State Records Committee at their next meeting on August 11th. This will be listed in the state general schedule, but may be used by any governmental entity to schedule their records. Verification of Employment Eligibility (SG 11-67) This employment documentation is required to comply with the Immigration Reform and

Do you get GRAMA requests for drafts? Do you wonder if your drafts are records or not? What about the classification of drafts? Look no further! Our wonderful Records Ombudsman, Rosemary Cundiff, has added an article to the Government Records Ombudsman website to help you analyze and classify the drafts created by your office. This guideline can help you understand

No schedules will be presented to the State Records Committee today, but we anticipate the previously posted financial schedules and the following two county schedules will be presented July 7th. We are updating county schedule 14-32, but the retention will not change. We also propose adding a new schedule for the signature sheets related to petitions. If you have input

Today, let’s look at the difference between a notarized and certified record. A notarized record is simply a record signed in the presence of a notary. Records are notarized to prevent fraud, as the notary ensures those signing a document have verified their identity. The notary then signs and attaches their seal to the record. After the record is signed,

We’re going to try a new look to post general schedules on the blog. Instead of posting all of the schedule numbers, this post only has the new schedules, but each existing general schedule, with its retention, are attached if you want to review those. These schedules have been previously posted, therefore they have already been added to the State

Today is part 4 of our Defining Policy and Procedures which will discuss guidelines and work instructions.  Guidelines “are the steps that are taken to achieve objectives and implement policies. Guidelines clarify what should be done and how.” (ISO) While this may sound like a procedure, it’s not the same. Procedures are mandated and provide required consistency. Guidelines are not

As part of the General Schedule Update Project, the Utah State Archives is proposing new financial schedules for your consideration. We would like to submit this schedule to the State Records Committee’s May 12th meeting. Remember, there is no designation or classification of general schedules because that needs to be determined by the record series. Schedule & Description Existing GRS

Today is part 3 of our Defining Policy and Procedures which will discuss procedures and processes.  Procedures, often confused with processes, work instruction, or guidelines, address the HOW.  These can be long and reviewed and updated regularly. The International Standards Organization defines Procedures as “a way of carrying out a process or activity”. Since process is in the definition, ‘process’