Procedures
Setting Up a Program
Designate a records liaison for your department
Records Inventory
Identify and quantify all records created or maintained by your department or office
Managing Records
Departments are responsible for efficiently managing records so that they are accessible during their active life
Retention Schedule Update
The records manager maintains approved retention schedules
Off-Site Records Storage
A contract is in place with Access Information Management to provide off-site records storage
Records Destruction
Retention schedules identify when a records series has reached the end of its usefulness
Transfer to Archives
Information on depositing records and donating materials
Assessing Compliance
A sound records management program includes a mechanism for auditing compliance