FROM: Robert Thompson, General Manager
Originator: Kelly A. Lore, Clerk of the Board
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UPDATE TO RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PROCEDURES AND RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE RESOLUTION
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
Adopt Resolution No. OC SAN 24-XX entitled: “A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District Adopting the Records Management Program Procedures and Records Retention Schedule, Authorizing Destruction of Obsolete Records, and Repealing Resolution No. OC SAN 23-21”.
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BACKGROUND
The Orange County Sanitation District’s (OC San) Records Management Program is being updated to meet statutory regulations and agency changes to better serve the operational needs of OC San. OC San’s Records Management Program documents how long various types of information is to be kept, as dictated by the legal, fiscal, operational, and audit needs of OC San. As a public agency, there is an obligation to effectively manage and maintain OC San’s information, most of which is classified as public information.
RELEVANT STANDARDS
• Maintain and adhere to appropriate internal planning documents: Resolution No. OC SAN 23-21 (Current Records Management Program Procedures and Records Retention Schedule)
• Comply with Government Code §60200 through 60204
• Comply with Government Code §7920.000 et seq.
PROBLEM
There are current legal regulatory requirements and operational requests that are not reflected in OC San’s existing Records Management Program Procedures and Records Retention Schedule.
PROPOSED SOLUTION
Adopt the updated OC San Records Management Program Procedures and updated Records Retention Schedule to reflect the current legal regulatory requirements and operational requests.
TIMING CONCERNS
Destruction of some records may not be authorized until the updated Records Retention Schedule is approved.
RAMIFICATIONS OF NOT TAKING ACTION
Records will be kept longer than legally required, which will impact compliance with the current retention regulations, as well as the need and costs associated with additional storage space.
PRIOR COMMITTEE/BOARD ACTIONS
December 2023 - Adopted Resolution No. OC SAN 23-21 Adopting the Records Management Program Procedures and Records Retention Schedule, Authorizing Destruction of Obsolete Records, and Repealing Resolution No. OC SAN 23-08.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
As dictated by the current legal, audit, business, and operational needs of OC San, changes were made to existing record types, which include the retention length, record descriptions, and legal citations.
ATTACHMENT
The following attachment(s) may be viewed on-line at the OC San website (www.ocsan.gov) with the complete agenda package:
• Resolution No. OC SAN 24-XX
• Records Management Procedure Manual Redline
• Records Retention Schedule Redline