CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP AGREEMENT FOR INDIRECT PURCHASES
THIS CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP AGREEMENT FOR INDIRECT PURCHASES INCLUDING ALL APPLICABLE TERMS REFERENCED HEREIN AS BEING INCORPORATED INTO AND GOVERNED BY THE TERMS OF THIS DOCUMENT (“CRA” OR “AGREEMENT”) CONSTITUTES A LEGALLY
BINDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN (I) THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY IDENTIFIED ON A TRANSACTION DOCUMENT FOR ORDERING SECUREWORKS PRODUCTS (AS DEFINED BELOW) AND THAT IS NOT THE RESELLER (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 1.1 BELOW) (ALSO REFERRED TO AS “YOU” OR “CUSTOMER”) AND (II) SECUREWORKS, DEFINED AS THE APPLICABLE ENTITY SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT A (“SECUREWORKS”) DEPENDING ON THE COUNTRY OF DOMICILE OF CUSTOMER. THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY VARY TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN EXHIBIT A. THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS THE DATE YOUR RESELLER (DEFINED BELOW) DELIVERS A TRANSACTION DOCUMENT TO SECUREWORKS FOR SECUREWORKS PRODUCTS (THE “EFFECTIVE DATE”). Please confirm the Effective Date with Your Reseller, as well as the term of any Transaction Document defined as Services Term herein below.
By purchasing, accessing or using Secureworks Products, You agree to be bound by this CRA and that You have read, understand and accept all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Please retain a copy of this Agreement for your records. Secureworks and Customer are collectively referred to herein as the “Parties” and each a “Party.”
1. Services; Products and Equipment.
1.1. Services. This Agreement applies to Customer’s purchase of any of the following Secureworks Services (as defined below) from a Secureworks authorized reseller, partner or distributor (the “Reseller”): (i) managed security services (“MSS Services”), (ii) security risk consulting services (“Consulting Services”) and/or (iii) cloud-enabled security services and associated professional service enhancements(“Cloud Services”). The MSS Services, Consulting Services, Cloud Services, and any applicable third-party products and services are collectively referred to hereafter as the Services (“Services”). For any Secureworks Products (as defined in Section 1.2 below) ordered by You from Your Reseller, the Reseller has placed an order, signed a quote or other purchase documentation with Secureworks (the “Transaction Document”), whether or not signed by Reseller, that identifies You as a customer and specifies the Secureworks Products ordered by You from Your Reseller, subject to the limitations in the immediate next sentence. Customer acknowledges and agrees that all Secureworks Services may not be available for purchase through a Reseller, and for such Services, Customer must order directly from Secureworks.
1.2. Products. As further described in the applicable Addenda for Services purchased through a Transaction Document, Secureworks will provide Customer with access to and use of software (in object code format only) (the “Software”), written directions and/or policies relating to the Services, which may be in paper or electronic format (the “Documentation”), and equipment or hardware (“Equipment”), and collectively, with the Services, Software, and Equipment(the “Products”), or a combination thereof, as necessary for Customer to receive the Services, provided that Equipment may be purchased by Customer pursuant to a Transaction Document (“Customer Purchased Equipment”).
1.3. Equipment. The provisions in this CRA related to Equipment shall apply only in the event Equipment is used in connection with the Products.
1.3.1. Any risk of loss or damage to the Equipment shall pass to Customer on delivery of such Equipment to Customer.
1.3.2. Title to the Customer Purchased Equipment, other than any Software or other Secureworks property (including IP (as defined in Section
5.1 below)) installed on the Customer Purchased Equipment, shall pass to Customer on payment. Secureworks shall retain title to the Equipment and any Software or other property installed on Equipment.
1.3.3. Secureworks agrees to transfer to Customer, all right, title, and interest in and to any Customer Purchased Equipment in accordance with Section 1.3.2 above, excluding any right, title or interest in and to the Software and any other Secureworks property (including IP) loaded onto such Customer Purchased Equipment.
1.3.4. Customer will, at Customer’s sole expense, keep and maintain the Equipment in clean and good working order and repair during the Services Term (as defined in Section 3.2 below).
1.3.5. Upon the earlier of the termination or expiration of the Transaction Document relating to the Equipment, Customer will (i) return Equipment to Secureworks in full working order and (ii) erase, destroy, and cease use of all Software located or installed on any Customer Purchased Equipment. If Customer does not return the Equipment in full working order within thirty (30) days following expiration or termination of the Transaction Document relating to the Equipment, then Customer will be responsible for the then-current replacement costs of such Equipment.
2. Service Fees and Affiliates.
2.1. Service Fees. Your payment obligations in respect of the Products are set forth in Your agreement with Your Reseller. Accordingly, no provision in any Addenda (as defined in Section 10.3 below) related to billing, invoicing, or automatic renewal shall apply to You. However, if Your Reseller fails to pay any outstanding invoice to Secureworks for any Products purchased by You through the Reseller, then Secureworks may suspend Your access to the Products until all outstanding fees are paid in full.
2.2. Affiliates. As used herein, the term “Affiliate”, with respect to a Party means any entity that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Party. Where the Customer’s domicile is in Australia, the term Affiliate means a Party or its related bodies corporate as defined under Section 50 of the Corporations Act 2001 (as amended or substituted from time to time). “Customer” shall include Customer’s Affiliate(s): (i) receiving the benefit of the Services through Customer’s purchase of the Services, or (ii) whose data is included, accessed or received by Secureworks in connection with the performance of the Services for Customer.With respect to Customer’s Affiliate(s), Customer hereby represents and warrants that: (A) Customer has obtained the necessary consent from each Customer Affiliate for Secureworks to access such Customer Affiliate’s networks and data in connection with providing the Services, and (B) each Customer Affiliate agrees to, and is hereby legally bound by, the terms of this CRA. The Parties acknowledge and agree that Customer Affiliate(s) are not intended to be third-party beneficiaries to this CRA and shall have no direct claim against Secureworks hereunder. Customer shall be fully liable for any breach of the terms of this CRA by its Affiliate(s) receiving or having access to the Services hereunder. For the purposes of either Party’s Affiliate(s) performing, receiving or purchasing Services hereunder, references to Secureworks and Customer herein shall be deemed references to such Party’s respective Affiliate(s).
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3. Term.
3.1. Term of CRA. The term of this CRA shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue until the earlier of (i) the expiration or earlier termination of all Services Term(s), as specified in Section 3.2 or (ii) termination of the CRA pursuant to Section 4 below (“Term”).
3.2. Services Term. The term of the Transaction Document(s) will commence on the date specified on the applicable Transaction Document and continue for the period identified therein (“Services Term”) unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions hereof. In the event that the Services Term on any applicable Transaction Document expires and Services continue to be provided by Secureworks and received and used by Customer, the terms and conditions of this CRA and any applicable Addendum (as defined in Section 10.3) shall apply until the Services have been terminated.
4. Termination.
4.1. Termination for Material Breach. Either Party may terminate this CRA or an active Transaction Document in the event that the other Party materially defaults in performing any obligation under this CRA or the applicable Transaction Document and such default continues un-remedied for a period of thirty (30) days following written notice of default.
4.2. Termination for Bankruptcy, Insolvency, or Similar Events. This CRA will terminate, effective upon delivery of written notice by either Party to the other Party upon the following: (a) the institution of insolvency, receivership or bankruptcy proceedings or any other proceedings for the settlement of debts of the other Party; (b) the making of an assignment for the benefit of creditors by the other Party; (c) the dissolution of the other Party; or (d) the assignment to Secureworks by Your Reseller of its right to receive any remaining scheduled payment for the Products due to the occurrence of any of (a)-(c) above or other similar events.
4.3. Effects of Termination. Termination or expiration of a Transaction Document shall not be construed to constitute termination of any other active Transaction Documents related to Your other orders with Your Reseller of Secureworks Products.In the event that this CRA is terminated, any active Transaction Document(s) shall also terminate.
4.4. Irrespective of the provisions of the DPA, in case of termination of Services as per Sections 4.6 or 5.3 in the DPA (as defined in Section 6.3 below), Customer shall remain liable to pay to Secureworks through the Reseller any unpaid Services fees as set forth in the relevant Transaction Document accrued as of, and attributable to the period prior to, such termination together with any applicable fees associated with Third Party Products (as defined in Section 10.1 below). Customer agrees to pay any delay penalties invoiced by Secureworks to Reseller for any delays of Reseller to pay to Secureworks such fees due in accordance with this Section 4.4, irrespectively if the delays are caused by Customer or Reseller.
5. Proprietary Rights.
5.1. Customer’s Proprietary Rights. Customer represents and warrants that it has the necessary rights, power and authority to transmit Customer Data (as defined below) to Secureworks under this CRA and that Customer has and shall continue to fulfill all obligations as required to permit Secureworks to carry out the terms hereof, including with respect to all applicable laws, regulations and other constraints applicable to Customer Data. As between Customer and Secureworks, Customer will own all right, title and interest in and to (i) any data provided by Customer and/or its Affiliate(s) to Secureworks and/or any such data accessed or used by Secureworks or transmitted by Customer and/or its Affiliate(s) to Secureworks or Equipment in connection with Secureworks’ provision of the Services, including, but not limited to, any such data included in any written or printed summaries, analyses or reports generated in connection with the Services (collectively, the “Customer Data”), (ii) all intellectual property, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and other proprietary information (“IP”) of Customer that may be made available to Secureworks in the course of providing Services under this CRA, and (iii) all confidential or proprietary information of Customer or Customer Affiliates, including, but not limited to, Customer Data, Customer Reports (as defined in Section 5.3), and other Customer files, documentation and related materials, in each case under this clause (iii) obtained by Secureworks in connection with this CRA. Customer grants to Secureworks a limited, non-exclusive license to use the Customer Data to perform the Services. Customer grants to Secureworks a limited, non-exclusive, worldwide, irrevocable license to use and otherwise process Security Event Data during and after the term hereof to develop, enhance and/or improve the products and services it offers and provides to You and other customers.“Security Event Data” means information collected during Secureworks’ provision of Services related to security events and may include alerts, event data, network data, executable code, IP addresses, user IDs, device ID, commands and prompts, and other types of metadata. Secureworks shall, at all times, use and maintain the Security Event Data in accordance with its confidentiality obligations and data processing obligations set forth in this Agreement and the DPA.
5.2. Secureworks’ Proprietary Rights. As between Customer and Secureworks, Secureworks will own all right, title, and interest in and to the Products.
This CRA does not transfer or convey to Customer or any third Party, any right, title or interest in or to the Products or any associated IP rights, but only a limited right of use as granted in and revocable in accordance with this CRA. Secureworks agrees to transfer to Customer, all right, title and interest in and to any Customer Purchased Equipment, excluding any right, title, or interest in and to the Software and any other Secureworks IP loaded onto such Customer Purchased Equipment. In addition, Customer agrees that Secureworks is the owner of all right, title and interest in all IP in any work, including, but not limited to, all inventions, methods, processes, flow charts, algorithms, documentation, adversary information, report templates, know-how, inventions, models, and computer programs including any source code or object code, (and any enhancements and modifications made thereto) contained within the Services and/or Products and any suggestions, enhancement requests, recommendations, or feedback provided by Customer regarding the Services or Products(collectively, the “Secureworks Materials”), and Customer hereby assigns to Secureworks all right, title and interest in and to any copyrights that Customer may have in and to such Secureworks Material; provided, however, that such Secureworks Material shall not include Customer’s Confidential Information (as defined in Section6), Customer Data, Customer Reports (as defined in Section 5.3) or other information belonging, referencing, identifying or pertaining to Customer or Customer Affiliates. During the term of the Services, Secureworks grants to Customer a limited, non-exclusive license to use such Secureworks Materials solely for Customer to receive and use the Services for Customer’s or its Affiliate’s internal security purposes only.Any license to the Secureworks Products, Services or Secureworks Materials expires or terminates upon the expiration or termination of any individual Transaction Document and/or this CRA.
5.3. Customer Reports; No Reliance by Third Parties. Secureworks hereby grants to Customer a perpetual, irrevocable license to any written summaries, reports, analyses, and findings or other documentation prepared uniquely and exclusively for Customer in connection with the Services and as specified in a Transaction Document and any reports generated by Customer through the Cloud Services (the “Customer Reports”), subject to Secureworks’ ownership in any Secureworks Materials. To the extent any Secureworks Materials are embedded in any Customer Reports, Secureworks grants to Customer a perpetual, irrevocable right for Customer to use the Secureworks Materials embedded in the Customer Reports in accordance with the terms of this CRA. Secureworks disclaims all liability for any damages whatsoever to any unaffiliated third party arising from or related to its reliance on any Customer Report or any contents thereof. ..
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6. Confidentiality and Data Privacy.
6.1. Confidentiality. In the performance of its obligations under this CRA, Customer and Secureworks may have access to or be exposed to information of the other Party not generally known to the public, including, but not limited to software, product plans, marketing and sales information, customer lists, “know-how,” or trade secrets which may be designated as being confidential or which, under the circumstances surrounding disclosure, ought to be treated as confidential (collectively, “Confidential Information”). Confidential Information may not be shared with third parties unless such disclosure is to agents and subcontractors on a “need-to-know” basis in connection with a Party’s performance of its obligations under this CRA, and only if such personnel have agreed to treat such Confidential Information under terms at least as restrictive as those herein. The receiving Party will be responsible for any breach of this Section6 by its employees, representatives, and agents and any third party to whom it discloses Confidential Information.Each Party agrees to take precautions to maintain the confidentiality of Confidential Information by using at least the same degree of care as such Party employs with respect to its own Confidential Information of a like-kind nature, but in no case less than a commercially reasonable standard of care. The foregoing shall not include information, which,(A) was known by one Party prior to its receipt from the other or is or becomes public knowledge without the fault of the recipient,(B) is received by the recipient from a source other than a Party to this CRA, (C) is independently developed by a Party without causing a breach of the terms hereunder, or (D) a Party is required to disclose in response to an order by a court or governmental agency, provided that advance notice of the disclosure is provided to other Party.
6.2. Security Procedures. Secureworks shall maintain reasonable and appropriate safeguards designed to (a) reasonably protect Customer Data in Secureworks’ possession from unauthorized use, alteration, access or disclosure (a “Security Breach”); (b) detect and prevent against a Security Breach; and (c) ensure that Secureworks’ employees and agents are trained to maintain the confidentiality and security of Customer Data in Secureworks’ possession. Secureworks shall promptly notify Customer upon becoming aware of a confirmed Security Breach of Customer Data or Customer Confidential Information in Secureworks’ possession or control.
6.3. Additional Addenda. If Secureworks is exposed to or has access to Protected Health Information (“PHI”) in the performance of the Services, and such exposure or access is not incidental, the Business Associate Addendum set forth at https://www.secureworks.com/baa-us(“BAA”) shall be incorporated herein by reference to provide Customer with the written assurances required by the Privacy Rule and the Security Rule established pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”). This CRA also incorporates the Data Protection Addendum set forth at https://www.secureworks.com/dpa(“DPA”) when applicable Privacy Laws (as defined in the DPA) apply to Customer’s use of the Services to process Personal Data (as defined in the DPA). Each Party expressly agrees that the DPA shall apply and govern all activities concerning the processing of Personal Data for the purposes of this CRA.
6.4. Data. Customer authorizes Secureworks to, and Customer represents and warrants that it has obtained and shall continue to have all consents, permissions and authorizations required and necessary under the applicable Privacy Laws (as defined in the DPA) for Secureworks to, and nothing contained in such laws and regulations shall limit in any way, Secureworks’ ability to, collect, use, store, transfer and otherwise process the personal data Secureworks obtains from Customer as a result of providing the Services for the purpose of complying with Secureworks’ rights and obligations under this CRA and for any additional purposes described pursuant to this CRA. It is Customer’s responsibility to maintain backups and data redundancies. The Customer agrees that Secureworks may invoice to the Reseller any charges incurred by Secureworks for assistance to Customer with data subjects’ rights or with data protection impact assessments or for any audit and inspection requested by Customer in order to audit and/or inspect Secureworks’ compliance with the DPA.
6.5. Duration. This Section6 shall survive for three (3) years following any termination or expiration of this CRA; provided that with respect to any Confidential Information remaining in the receiving Party’s possession following any termination or expiration of this CRA, the obligations under this Section6 shall survive for as long as such Confidential Information remains in such Party’s possession. The confidentiality obligations as to“trade secrets” under applicable law will continue until such information ceases to constitute a “trade secret”.
7. Secureworks Warranties; Breach Recovery Limitations.
7.1. Secureworks Warranty. Secureworks warrants that:
7.1.1. its personnel are adequately trained and competent to perform the Services,
7.1.2. the Consulting Services and any professional services provided in connection with the Cloud Services shall be performed in a professional manner and in accordance with the applicable TransactionDocument,
7.1.3. in providing the Products, it will not knowingly introduce any virus, disabling or malicious software, code, or component that may lock, disable, or erase any Customer Data or software, and
7.1.4. theCloud Services shall conform in all material respects to the Documentation available at https://docs.ctpx.secureworks.com, as updated from time to time.
7.2. Disclaimer. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS SECTION 7.2, SECUREWORKS(INCLUDING ITS AFFILIATES, SUBCONTRACTORS AND AGENTS) AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS (COLLECTIVELY, THE“SECUREWORKS PARTY(IES)”)MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES OR CUSTOMER
REPORTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FORA PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR SUITABILITY. CUSTOMER UNDERSTANDS THAT SECUREWORKS’ SERVICES DO NOT CONSTITUTE ANY GUARANTEE OR ASSURANCE THAT THE SECURITY OF CUSTOMER’S SYSTEMS, NETWORKS AND ASSETS CANNOT BE BREACHED OR ARE NOT AT RISK.
7.3. Breach Recovery Limitations.
7.3.1. NEITHER THE SECUREWORKS PARTIES NOR CUSTOMER WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS CRA. THE SECUREWORKS PARTIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES RELATING TO ANY PART OF CUSTOMER’S NETWORK, OR ANY
ENVIRONMENT, SOFTWARE, HARDWARE OR OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, WHERE CUSTOMER HAS NOT DEPLOYED AN
ENDPOINT AGENT OR OTHERWISE PROVIDED RELEVANT DATA TO SECUREWORKS PURSUANT TO A TRANSACTION DOCUMENT.
7.3.2. NEITHER THE SECUREWORKS PARTIES NOR CUSTOMER SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FOLLOWING: (A) LOSS OF
REVENUE, INCOME, PROFIT, OR SAVINGS, (B) LOST OR CORRUPTED DATA, (C) LOSS OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, OR (D) BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR DOWNTIME.
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7.3.3. EXCEPT FOR EACH PARTY’S LIABILITY UNDER SECTION 7.3.4 AND EACH PARTY’S INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS UNDER SECTION 8, THE SECUREWORKS’ PARTIES’ AND CUSTOMER’S RESPECTIVE AGGREGATE LIABILITY (WHETHER IN
CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) FOR ALL CLAIMS OF LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS CRA
SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS PAID OR PAYABLE BY RESELLER FOR THE PRODUCT(S) GIVING RISE TO SUCH CLAIM DURING THE PRIOR TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD (THE “GENERAL CAP”).
7.3.4. EACH PARTY’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) FOR ALL CLAIMS OF LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH SECTION 6 (CONFIDENTIALITY) AND/OR THE DPA SHALL NOT EXCEED TWO HUNDRED PERCENT (200%) OF THE AMOUNTS PAID OR PAYABLE BY RESELLER FOR THE PRODUCT(S) GIVING RISE TO SUCH CLAIM DURING THE PRIOR TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD (THE “ENHANCED CAP”). THE ENHANCED CAP IS NOT IN
ADDITION TO THE GENERAL CAP BUT REFLECTS THE ENHANCED AGGREGATE CAP FOR ALL CLAIMS UNDER THIS CRA IF SUCH CLAIMS ARE FOR BREACHES OF SECTION 6 (CONFIDENTIALITY) OR THE DPA.
7.3.5. The foregoing limitations, exclusions and disclaimers shall apply, regardless of whether the claim for such damages is based in contract, warranty, strict liability, negligence, and tort or otherwise. Insofar as applicable law prohibits any limitation herein, the Parties agree that such limitation will be automatically modified, but only to the extent so as to make the limitation permitted to the fullest extent possible under such law. The Parties agree that the limitations on liabilities set forth herein will apply notwithstanding the failure of essential purpose of any limited remedy and even if a Party has been advised of the possibility of such liabilities.
7.3.6. The Parties acknowledge and agree that Secureworks Products are deployed to mitigate the risk of criminal cyber activity by alerting to potential suspicious activities within Customer’s network or information technology systems, where certain Secureworks technology is deployed. As such, Secureworks shall not be liable for any such breach of its confidentiality obligations under Section 6 of this Agreement or data security obligations under the DPA, in each case resulting from a hack or intrusion by a third party into Customer’s network or information technology systems. This Section does not prohibit Customer from pursuing or recovering damages arising out of a breach of Secureworks’ other obligations under the Agreement.
8. Indemnification.“Indemnified Parties” shall mean, in the case of Secureworks, Secureworks, its Affiliates and subcontractors, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, contractors and agents and in the case of Customer, Customer, its Affiliates, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, contractors and agents.
8.1. Secureworks Indemnity. Secureworks shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Customer Indemnified Parties from any damages, costs and liabilities, expenses (including reasonable and actual attorney’s fees)(“Damages”) actually incurred or finally adjudicated as to any third-party claim or action alleging that the Products, Services or any Customer Reports prepared or produced by Secureworks and delivered pursuant to this CRA infringe or misappropriate any third party’s IP rights enforceable in the country(ies) in which the Products, Services or any Customer Reports are performed or prepared for Customer by Secureworks(“Indemnified Claims”). If an Indemnified Claim under this Section 8.1 occurs, or if Secureworks determines that an IndemnifiedClaim is likely to occur, Secureworks shall, at its option:(A) obtain a right for Customer to continue using such Products, Services or Customer Reports; (B) modify such Products, Services or Customer Reports to make them non-infringing; or (C) replace such Products, Services or Customer Reports with a non-infringing equivalent. If (A), (B) or (C) above are not reasonably available, either Party may, at its option, terminate this CRA and/or the relevant Transaction Document and Secureworks will refund to Reseller any pre-paid fees on a pro-rata basis for the allegedly infringing Products, Services or Customer Reports that have not been performed or provided. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Secureworks shall have no obligation under this Section 8.1 for any claim resulting or arising from:(A) modifications made to the Products, Services or Customer Reports that were not performed or provided by or on behalf of Secureworks; or (B) the combination, operation or use by Customer or anyone acting on Customer’s behalf, of the Products, Services or Customer Reports in connection with a third-party product or service (the combination of which causes the infringement).
8.2. Customer Indemnity. Customer shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Secureworks Indemnified Parties from any Damages actually incurred or finally adjudicated as to (i) misappropriation of Secureworks’ IP or violation of the use restrictions as to Secureworks’ IP, (ii) any third party claim, action or allegation that the Customer Data infringes any IP rights enforceable in the country(ies) where the Customer Data is accessed, provided to or received by Secureworks or was improperly provided to Secureworks in violation of any person’s rights, Customer’s privacy policies or applicable laws (or regulations promulgated thereunder), and (iii) any claim, action or allegation by Customer Affiliates arising from or relating to the Services.
8.3. Mutual General Indemnity. Each Party agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the other Party from any third-party claim or action (i) for personal bodily injuries, including death, or tangible property damage resulting from the indemnifying Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, and (ii) relating to the indemnifying Party’s violation or alleged violation of export laws.
8.4. Indemnification Procedures. The Indemnified Party will (i) promptly notify the indemnifying Party in writing of any claim, suit or proceeding for which indemnity is claimed, provided that failure to so notify will not remove the indemnifying Party’s obligation except to the extent it is prejudiced thereby, and (ii) allow the indemnifying Party to solely control the defense of any claim, suit or proceeding and all negotiations for settlement. In no event may either Party enter into any third-Party agreement which would in any manner whatsoever affect the rights of the other Party or bind the other Party in any manner to such third party, without the prior written consent of the other Party. This Section 8 states each Party’s exclusive remedies for any third-party claim or action, and nothing in this CRA or elsewhere will obligate either Party to provide any greater indemnity to the other.
9. Export. Secureworks and Customer acknowledges that Products and Customer Purchased Equipment provided under this CRA may incorporate encryption functionality and are subject to the customs and export control and economic sanctions laws and regulations of the United States and other countries to which the Products and Customer Purchased Equipment are delivered. Each Party agrees to comply with all applicable customs and export control and economic sanctions laws and regulations of the United States and other countries to which the Products and Customer Purchased Equipment are delivered to such Party in the course of performance of its obligations.
9.1. Secureworks Responsibilities. Secureworks is responsible for ensuring that the initial delivery of Products and any Customer Purchased Equipment to Customer is in compliance with U.S. export and economic sanctions regulations, including by applying for and obtaining any required U.S. export licenses. Secureworks’ acceptance of any order for Products and any Customer Purchased Equipment is contingent upon the issuance of any license required by the U.S. Government. Secureworks will not be liable for delays or failure to deliver Products or any Customer Purchased Equipment resulting from the inability to obtain such license. ..
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9.2. Customer Responsibilities. Customer agrees to comply with, and to cause and require its Affiliates to comply with, all applicable U.S. export and economic sanctions regulations governing the retransfer and use of the Products and any Customer Purchased Equipment purchased from Secureworks, and neither Customer nor its Affiliates will transfer or re-export the Products without written permission from Secureworks. Customer further agrees that it and its Affiliates are solely responsible for compliance with the applicable laws, rules and regulations governing the importation and use of the Products and any Customer Purchased Equipment in the countries to which Products or any Customer Purchased Equipment will be delivered, including, but not limited to, by making any required customs entry or declaration, paying all duties, taxes and fees owed as a result of the importation, receipt or use of Products and any Customer Purchased Equipment by Customer, and obtaining all necessary licenses, permits or other authorizations, including those required under regulations governing the importation and use of encryption products.
9.3. Cooperation. Customer agrees to cooperate, and to cause and require its Affiliates to cooperate, in providing the information necessary for Secureworks to apply for any required U.S. export licenses. Secureworks agrees to cooperate with Customer and Customer Affiliates by providing the information necessary for Customer or Customer Affiliates to apply for any required licenses, permits or other authorizations in connection with the importation and use of the Products and Customer Purchased Equipment.Notwithstanding any terms in any Transaction Document, under no circumstances shall Secureworks be required to provide any source code, or proprietary information in connection with the pursuit of any license, permit or other authorization to Customer, Customer Affiliates, or any government authority.
9.4. Additional Warranties. Each Party warrants that neither it, nor any of its Affiliates nor any of its employees, officers or directors, any agent, or other person acting on its behalf (i) has been or is designated on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”), or, to the extent applicable, any similar list of sanctioned persons issued by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, His Majesty’s Treasury of The United Kingdom or any other relevant governmental authority administering sanctions, including the U.S. Department of State, (ii) is a national or citizen of, organized under the laws of, or resident or operating in any country or territory which is itself the subject of country-wide or territory-wide sanctions, including, but not limited to, as of the date of this CRA, Iran, Cuba, Syria, North Korea and the Crimea, Donetsk and Luhanskregions of Ukraine, (iii) is a person owned or controlled by any persons described in clauses (i) and/or (ii) of this sentence, or (iv) is a person identified on the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security’s “Denied Persons List” or “Entity List.” Each Party agrees that it will promptly notify the other Party in writing if the notifying Party becomes aware of any changes to this warranty or if to the notifying Party’s knowledge any change is threatened. In such event, the notified Party shall have the ability to terminate this CRA without affording the notifying Party an opportunity to cure. In addition, Customer acknowledges that the Products are not designed to process, store, or be used in connection with Excluded Data. Customer is solely responsible for reviewing data that will be provided to or accessed by Secureworks to ensure that it does not contain Excluded Data. “Excluded Data” means: (i) data that is classified, used on the U.S. Munitions list (including software and technical data); or both; (ii) articles, services, and related technical data designated as defense articles and defense services; (iii) ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) released data; and (iv) personally identifiable information that is subject to heightened security requirements as a result of Customer’s internal policies or practices, industry-specific standards or by law.
9.5. Access to Information. Secureworks shall have the right to terminate the provision of Products to Customer under this Agreement with immediate effect in regard to any specific country or jurisdiction upon written notice to Customer in the event that the specific country or jurisdiction demands access to any Secureworks proprietary or confidential data, information, software or other material, including, without limitation, information relating to Customer or other Secureworks customers, Secureworks IP, technology, code, cryptographic keys or access to encrypted material, trade secrets or security process secrets. Secureworks and Customer shall negotiate toward an agreement on reduction of future payments due to reduction in these Services. This Agreement and other Services shall continue in jurisdictions unaffected by Secureworks exercise of this right. This Section 9.5 shall not apply to jurisdictions where Secureworks Corp., Secureworks, Inc., or its subsidiaries are incorporated.
10. Additional Terms.
10.1. Third Party Product Purchases. If Customer purchases any third-party products or services (“Third Party Products”) through Secureworks as specified in a Transaction Document, then Customer will comply with any flow down terms and conditions applicable to Third Party Products including, but not limited to, any third-party end-user license agreement incorporated into, referenced in or attached to a Transaction Document or a Service Description (as defined in Section 10.11 below).
10.2. Independent Contractor Relationship; Assignment; Subcontracting; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. The Parties are independent contractors.
Neither Party will have any rights, power, or authority to act or create an obligation, express or implied, on behalf of another Party except as specified in this CRA. Secureworks has the right to assign, subcontract or delegate in whole or in part this CRA, any rights, duties, obligations or liabilities under this CRA, by operation of law or otherwise. Secureworks shall remain responsible for the acts and omissions of any subcontractor to the same extent it is liable for its own actions under this CRA. Customer may not assign this CRA without the permission of Secureworks, which such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; except that Customer may assign this CRA without the consent of Secureworks to a successor in connection with a merger, sale of all or substantially all of such Customer’s stock or assets. The Parties do not intend, nor will any Section hereof be interpreted, to create for any third-party beneficiary rights with respect to either of the Parties.
10.3. Entire Agreement; Amendments; Severability; Section Headings; Customer Marks. This CRA, the Transaction Document(s), the applicable Addenda, including (a) the DPA; (b) the BAA; (c) one or more Addenda set forth on the Products Terms Page (each of (a) – (c), an “Addendum” and (a) – (c) collectively, the “Addenda”) and (d) any Service Descriptions that are applicable as to a Transaction Document, are the complete agreement regarding transactions under this CRA and the subject matter and supersede all prior oral and written understandings, agreements, communications, and terms and conditions between the Parties including, without limitation, any terms contained within a purchase order issued by Customer in connection with the Services, and any separate security or privacy agreements executed by the Parties. No amendment to or modification of this CRA, in whole or in part, will be valid or binding unless it is in writing and executed by authorized representatives of both Parties.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Secureworks may update the Service Descriptions from time to time as reasonably necessary; provided that, such updates may not materially diminish any functionality of the Service or service levels set forth therein and are being affected with respect to all similarly situated Secureworks customers. If any provision of this CRA is void or unenforceable, the remainder of this CRA will remain in full force and effect. Section headings are for reference only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this CRA. Customer hereby grants Secureworks permission to display Customer’s trademarks or logo (“Customer Marks”) solely for the purpose of identifying Customer as a Secureworks’ customer in its marketing, promotional, and public relations materials. Secureworks shall not use the Customer Marks in any manner that suggests an endorsement or sponsorship by Customer of Secureworks’ products or services. All use of Customer Marks by Secureworks shall be in accordance with Customer’s trademark usage guidelines, as may be provided by Customer to Secureworks from time to time. The Parties have requested that this Agreement and all correspondence and all documentation relating thereto be drawn-up in the English language. Preceding sentence translated to French and applicable to Canadian customers only: Les parties aux présentes ont exigé que la présente entente, de même que toute la correspondance et la documentation relative à cette entente, soient rédigées en langue anglaise. ..
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10.4. Force Majeure. Except for Customer’s payment obligations, neither Party shall be liable to the other Party for any failure to perform any of its obligations under this CRA or Transaction Document during any period in which such performance is delayed or prevented by circumstances beyond its reasonable control including, but not limited to: fire; flood; war; embargo; strike; riot; hurricane; earthquake; pandemic, epidemic or other public health crisis, including any government-imposed quarantines, restrictions or measures responding to the outbreak of infectious disease; utility or telecommunication failures; or acts of state or governmental action prohibiting or impeding performance of a Party’s contractual obligations, including widespread nation state or government-backed cyber activity (a “Force Majeure Event”), and the excused Party’s time to perform shall be extended on a day-for-day basis by the length of the delay resulting from the Force Majeure Event. However, the delayed Party must promptly provide the other Party with written notice of the Force Majeure Event. If the Force Majeure Event lasts longer than thirty (30) days, then the other Party may immediately terminate the applicable Transaction Document by giving written notice to the delayed Party.
10.5. Notices. Notices under this CRA must be in writing and sent by postage prepaid first-class mail or receipted courier service as follows: For Secureworks: SecureWorks, Inc., 1 Concourse Pkwy, NE #500, Atlanta, GA 30328, Attn: Legal with a copy to [email protected]; For Customer: the address provided by Reseller to Secureworks in the Transaction Document. Such notices will be effective upon receipt.
10.6. Governing Law. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THIS CRA, ANY TRANSACTIONDOCUMENT HEREUNDER, OR ANY CLAIM, DISPUTE OR
CONTROVERSY (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, WHETHER PREEXISTING, PRESENT OR FUTURE, AND INCLUDING
STATUTORY, COMMON LAW, AND EQUITABLE CLAIMS) BETWEEN CUSTOMER AND SECUREWORKS ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO
THIS CRA, THE SERVICES, ITS INTERPRETATION, OR THE BREACH, TERMINATION OR VALIDITY THEREOF, THE RELATIONSHIPS
WHICH RESULT FROM THIS CRA OR ANY RELATED PURCHASE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE JURISDICTION SET FORTH ON EXHIBIT A, WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW AND/OR CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES. THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY
SUBMIT AND CONSENT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE CORRESPONDING COURTS SET FORTH ON EXHIBIT A, AND
HEREBY AGREE THAT SUCH COURTS SHALL BE THE EXCLUSIVE PROPER FORUM FOR THE DETERMINATION OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT BE GOVERNED BY THE U.N. CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS.
10.7. Compliance with Laws. Each Party agrees to comply with all laws and regulations applicable to such Party in the course of performance of its obligations under this CRA.
10.8. Legal Proceedings. If Secureworks is requested by Customer, or required by government regulation, regulatory agency, subpoena, or other legal process to produce Customer Reports, Documentation, or Secureworks personnel for testimony or interview with respect to the Services, Customer will (i) promptly notify Secureworks, unless otherwise prohibited by such order or process, (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to reduce the burdens associated with the response, and (iii) reimburse Secureworks for (a) its employees’ time spent as to such response at the hourly rate reflected in the applicable Transaction Document, (b) its reasonable and actual attorneys’ fees as to such response, and (c) its reasonable and actual travel expenses incurred as to such response. Customer will reimburse Secureworks’ and its counsel’s expenses and professional time incurred in responding to such a request. Nothing in this Section 10.8 shall apply to any legal actions or proceedings between Customer and Secureworks as to the Services.
10.9. U.S., Canadian and Other Government End Users. The Products are provided as “commercial items,”“commercial computer software,” “commercial computer software documentation,” and “technical data,” as defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and are provided with the same rights and restrictions generally applicable to the Products.
Secureworks does not warrant that the Products are provided in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs), including SOR 96-433, or any other similar U.S. or foreign laws, rules or regulations. If You are using the Products on behalf of the U.S., Canadian or other government and these terms fail to meet the U.S., Canadian or other government’s needs or are inconsistent in any respect with U.S., Canadian or other governmental law, You must immediately discontinue your use of the Products. For clarity, the Products have not received Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) authorization.
10.10.Order of Precedence. In the event of a conflict among any of the foregoing documents, the order of priority shall be in descending order as follows:
(1) the DPA; (2) the BAA; (3) a Transaction Document (but only as to that specific Transaction Document); (4) the other Addenda; and (5) this CRA.
10.11.Survival. The provisions of this CRA that by their nature survive expiration or termination of this CRA as applicable, will survive expiration or termination of this CRA including, but not limited to; Section5(Proprietary Rights); Section6(Confidentiality and Data Privacy); Section7 (Warranties; Breach Recovery Limitations); Section8(Indemnification); Section 9(Export) and this Section 10(Additional Terms).
10.12.Additional Terms and Service Descriptions. This Agreement is a master agreement that covers all Secureworks Products but provisions regarding specific Products apply only to the extent You have purchased, accessed or used such Products through the Reseller. Additional terms governing the receipt of such specific Products and the applicable service description and associated service level agreements (if any) for each of the Products (each a “Service Description”) can be found at https://www.secureworks.com/legal/product-terms, as updated from time to time and incorporated herein by reference (the “Product Terms Page”). Provisions related to the Services Term(s) and payment terms within the Product Terms shall not apply to Your consumption of Services but instead shall be subject to Your agreement with Your Reseller. [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK; EXHIBIT FOLLOW S]
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Exhibit A
Customer Country of Domicile“Secureworks” Governing Law and Jurisdiction Australia
SecureWorks Australia Pty. Ltd.,
with registered office at Unit 3, 14
Aquatic Drive, Frenchs Forest,
NSW 2086, Australia
The laws of the State of New South Wales,
Australia; New South Wales, Australia Court
Canada
Secureworks Software Canada
ULC
Suite 2600, Three Bentall Centre,
595 Burrard Street, P.O. Box
49314, Vancouver, BC V7X 1L3
The laws of the Province of Ontario and the
federal laws of Canada applicable therein
United States of America Any other country except Australia, Canada, Japan and EMEA countries
SecureWorks, Inc., with registered
office at 1 Concourse Pkwy, NE
#500, Atlanta, GA 30328
The laws of the state of Georgia; state and
federal courts located in DeKalb County,
Georgia, USA.
Europe, the Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”)
SecureWorks Europe Limited, with
registered office at Dell House,
Cain Road, Bracknell, Berkshire
RG12 1LF, UK
The laws of England and Wales; English
courts
Customer Signature:
___________________________________
Daniel Calleros, Interim City Administrator
___________________________________
Date
Attest:
___________________________
Yonnie Parker, Deputy City Clerk
Approved as to Form:
____________________________
Zaynah Moussa, City Attorney
SecureWorks, Inc. Signature:
___________________________________
Signature
___________________________________
Name
___________________________________
Title
___________________________________
Date
2nd Authorized Signature:
___________________________________
Signature
___________________________________
Name
___________________________________
Title
___________________________________
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City Council Agenda Report
Meeting Date: July 16, 2024
From: Deborah Harrington, Interim City Clerk
Department: City Clerk
Submitted by: Yonnie Parker, Deputy City Clerk
Subject
Records Retention Schedule Update
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution No. 2024-10 approving the City’s Records Retention Schedule and repealing Resolution No. 2020-15.
Background
The City’s Records Management Program applies efficient and economical methods to the creation, utilization, maintenance, retention, preservation and disposal of records managed by the City. The current Retention Schedule was approved and adopted by City Council on June 2, 2020 by Resolution No. 2020-15. Changes in laws, standards of business practices and the creation of new records in the City necessitated a biennial review of the current schedules.
The City retained the services of Gladwell Governmental Services, Inc. to assist with the records retention schedule legal review, best practices of other agencies and changes in law and updates to the schedules. The updates to the schedules were reviewed interactively with representatives from each department to incorporate current practices and provide clear, specific and relevant records descriptions and appropriate retention periods.
Government Code Section 34090 broadly governs the retention of records in the City however there may be specific regulations that provide for longer retention, and the City may prefer to keep certain records longer than set for in the regulations. The guiding regulations and provision for department preference are noted in the comment field of the schedules.
There are minor additions and clean-up language sparsely throughout the schedules. There are new additions to various department schedules shown in the exhibit to the attachment. There are a few deletions of records due to those records existing in other sections or no longer existing.
When appropriate, the Fire Department records will be updated or deleted as the City no longer has its own Fire Department. Vernon Fire Department records still do exist, therefore their records schedules remain unchanged during this update.
The proposed resolution is presented along with the proposed city-wide schedules in the attachment to this staff report in tracked changes format which provides a clear visual of the changes to the schedules. Upon approval, the Resolution establishes the City’s retention schedule; provides for the routine destruction of records, authorizes minor updates without further Council action; and repeals Resolution No. 2020-15.
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact associated with this report.
Attachments
1. Resolution No. 2024-10
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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-10
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON
APPROVING AND ADOPTING A RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE,
AUTHORIZING DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN CITY RECORDS, AND
REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 2020-15
SECTION 1. Recitals.
A.The maintenance of numerous records is expensive, slows document retrieval, and is not necessary after a certain period of time for the effective and efficient operation of the government of the City of Vernon.
B.Section 34090 of the Government Code of the State of California authorizes the destruction of certain public records which have served their purpose and are no longer required.
C.On June 2, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2020-15 approving and adopting an updated Records Retention Schedule, authorizing destruction of certain City records, and repealing all resolutions in conflict therewith.
D.Staff has reviewed and revised the Records Retention Schedule in accordance with changes in applicable law and best municipal practices and presents updated schedules to Council for approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby finds and determines that the above recitals are true and correct. SECTION 3. The records of the City of Vernon, as set forth in the Records Retention Schedule, attached as Exhibit A, are hereby authorized to be destroyed as provided by Section 34090 et seq. of the Government Code of the State of California and in accordance with the provision of said schedule upon the request of the Department Head and with the consent in writing of the City Clerk and City Attorney, without further action by the City Council of the City of Vernon, as established in the City’s Records Destruction Procedure/Policy. SECTION 4. With the consent of the City Clerk, City Administrator, and City Attorney, minor updates are hereby authorized to be made to the Records Retention Schedule without further action by the City Council. Minor updates may include changes in Department or Division names, improvements in descriptions, changes in comments, deleting records series that are no longer applicable. Any changes in the Total Retention and/or adding new records series must be presented to the City Council of the City of Vernon prior to taking effect.
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SECTION 5. All resolutions or parts of resolutions, specifically Resolution No. 2020-15, not consistent with or in conflict with this resolution are hereby repealed. SECTION 6. The Deputy City Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED July 16, 2024.
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JUDITH MERLO, Mayor
ATTEST:
YONNIE PARKER, Deputy City Clerk
(seal)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_________________________________
ZAYNAH N. MOUSSA
City Attorney
Resolution No. 2024-10
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HOW TO USE RETENTION SCHEDULES
©1995-2024 Gladwell Governmental Services, Inc. (909) 337-3516 - all rights reserved Do not duplicate or distribute without prior written permission A legend explaining the information presented in the retention schedule; please read this for an explanation of every column.
The specified retention period applies regardless of the media of the record: If a record is stored on paper and electronic format (a computer file on a hard drive), all electronic and paper records should be destroyed (or deleted / erased) after the specified period of time has elapsed and authorization to destroy has been obtained.
Copies or duplicates of records should never be retained longer than the prescribed period for the official (original) record, and drafts and copies should be destroyed as soon as they are no longer required.
The term “records” shall include documents, instructions, books, microforms, electronic files, magnetic tape, optical media, or papers as defined by the California Public Records Act.
STRUCTURE: CITYWIDE, DEPARTMENTS & DIVISIONS
The City-wide retention schedule includes those records all departments have in common (letters, memorandums, purchase orders, etc.). These records are NOT repeated in the Department retention schedule, unless that department is the Office of Record, and therefore responsible for maintaining the official (original) record for the prescribed length of time.
Each department has a separate retention schedule that describes the records that are unique to their department, or for which they are the Office of Record. Where appropriate, the department retention schedules are organized by Division within that Department. If a record is not listed in your department retention schedule, refer to the City-wide retention schedule. An index will be provided for your reference.
BENEFITS
This retention schedule has been developed by Diane R. Gladwell, MMC, an expert in Municipal Government records, and will provide the City with the following benefits: • Reduce administrative expenses, expedite procedures • Free filing cabinet and office space • Reduce the cost of records storage • Eliminate duplication of effort within the City • Find records faster • Easier purging of file folders • Determine what media should be used to store records For questions, please contact the City Clerk.
AUTHORIZATION TO DESTROY RECORDS:
Destruction of an official(original) record that has exceeded its retention period must be authorized according to City Policies & Procedures prior to destroying it. • If there is a minimum retention (“Minimum 2 years"), destruction of the document must be authorized before it is destroyed, as it is an official (original) record.
Copies, drafts, notes and non-records do NOT require authorization, and can be destroyed “When No Longer Required.” • If there is NOT a minimum retention ("When No Longer Required"), it does NOT need to be authorized prior to destruction, as it is a preliminary draft / transitory record or a copy.
On every page of the schedules (near the top, just under the column headings) are important instructions, including instructions regarding holds on destroying records. “Litigation, complaints, claims, public records act requests, audits and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement or resolution).”
Resolution No. 2024-10
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RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE LEGEND
©1995 – 2024 Gladwell Governmental Services, Inc. (909) 337-3516 - all rights reserved Do not duplicate or distribute without prior written permission OFR (Office of Record): The department that keeps the Official (original or “record copy”) record for its retention period, then authorizes destruction.
Usually it is the department that originates the record.
Records Description: The record series (a group of like records).
Non-Record: Documents, studies, books and pamphlets produced by outside agencies, preliminary drafts not retained in the ordinary course of business.
Retention/Disposition: Active: How long the file remains in the immediate office area(guideline) Inactive: How long the file is in off-site storage, stored on Optical Disk or Microforms(guideline) Total Retention: The total number of years the record is retained For file folders containing documents with different retention timeframes, use the document with the longest retention time.
P = Permanent
Indefinite = No fixed or specified retention period; used for databases, because the data fields are interrelated.
Vital? = Those records that are needed for basic operations in the event of a disaster.
Media Options(guideline) terms used in State law: Mag = Electronic Computer Magnetic Media (Hard drives, Networks, USB Drives, Cloud, etc.) Mfr = Microforms (aperture cards, microfilm, microfiche, or jackets) Ppr = Paper
OD = Optical Disk, Immutable Cloud Media, CD-r, DVD-r, WORM (Write Once, Read Many) media), or other Unalterable Media which does not allow changes Scan / Import(guideline): “S” indicates the record should be scanned into the document imaging system; “I” indicates the record should be electronically imported into the document imaging system; “M” indicates the record was microfilmed
Destroy Paper after Imaged & QC’d (quality checked) / Trustworthy Electronic Record: “Yes” means the electronic record may serve as the OFFICIAL record (and the paper version may be destroyed, or the record may be electronically generated and never exist in paper format;) IF (legal requirements) the electronic record is also placed on Unalterable Media, Immutable Cloud Media, Optical Disk (OD), DVD-R, CD-R, Blue-ray-R, or WORM, or microfilmed) which is stored in a safe & separate location. Employees are required to Quality Check (“QC’d”) both the images and the indexes, and ensure the electronic record contains all significant details from the original and be an adequate substitute for the original document for all purposes, and other legal mandates apply. Includes all electronic records which are to serve as the Official Record.
Legend for legal citations (§: Section) B&P: Business & Professions Code (CA) CBC: California Building Code CC: Civil Code (CA) CCP: Code of Civil Procedure (CA) CCR: California Code of Regulations (CA) CFC: California Fire Code CFR: Code of Federal Regulations (US) EC: Elections Code (CA) EVC: Evidence Code (CA) FA: Food & Agriculture Code FC: Family Code (CA) FTB: Franchise Tax Board (CA) GC: Government Code (CA) H&S: Health & Safety Code (CA) HUD: Housing & Urban Develop. (US) LC: Labor Code (CA) Ops. Cal. Atty. Gen..: Attorney General Opinions (CA) PC: Penal Code (CA) PRC Public Resources Code R&T: Revenue & Taxation Code (CA) UFC: Uniform Fire Code USC: United States Code (US) VC: Vehicle Code (CA) W&I: Welfare & Institutions Code (CA)
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Ver. 13.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: CITY-WIDE STANDARDS Page CW-1 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
Retentions apply to the department that is NOT the Office of Record (OFR), or the "Lead Department". If you are the OFR, refer to your department retention schedule.
Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
CITY WIDE (Used by All Departments)
Finance CW-001
Accounts Payable, Invoices,
Petty Cash, Travel
Reimbursement, Warrant
Requests, etc.
ALL backup is forwarded to
Finance
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Yes: Before
Payment
Mag,
Ppr
All originals go to Finance
(these are copies); GC
§34090.7
Lead Dept. CW-002
Affidavits of Publications /
Public Hearing Notices / Legal
Advertising / Affidavits of
Posting
2 years 2 years
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
Brown Act challenges must be
filed within 30 or 90 days of
action; Statute of Limitations
on Municipal Government
actions is 3 - 6 months; GC
§§34090, 54960.1(c)(1)
City Clerk CW-003 Agenda Packets / Staff
Reports: City Council
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC &OD
Complete Master Agenda
Packets are retained by the
Office of the City Clerk
permanently; GC §34090.7
City Clerk CW-004
Agreements & Contracts -
ALL (after 2020).
2019 & prior with City Clerk's
Attestation
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: Upon
Completio n
Starting in 2020, send ALL
original contracts to the City
Clerk. 2019 and prior, the City
Clerk retained the originals of
any agreement or contract that
the City Clerk attests to; GC
§34090.7
VERNON, CA ©1995-2017 Gladwell Governmental Services, Inc. - all rights reserved Do not duplicate or distribute without prior written permission from GGS (909) 337-3516 Adopted:
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Ver. 13.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: CITY-WIDE STANDARDS Page CW-2 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
Retentions apply to the department that is NOT the Office of Record (OFR), or the "Lead Department". If you are the OFR, refer to your department retention schedule.
Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Lead Dept. CW-005
Agreements & Contracts -
WITHOUT City Clerk's
Attestation (Prior to 2020)
Agreement or Contract
includes all contractual
obligations (e.g. Specifications
and Successful Proposal /
Scope of Work), etc.)
Completion +
10 years
Completion +
10 years
Yes: Before
Completion
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S/I
Yes: Upon
Completio n
Covers E&O Statute of
Limitations (insurance
certificates are filed with
agreement); Statute of
Limitations: Contracts &
Spec's=4 years, Wrongful
Death=comp. + 5 years,
Developers=comp. + 10 years;
CCP §337 et. seq., GC §34090
Lead Dept. CW-006
Agreements & Contracts:
ADMINISTRATIVE FILES
(with Grant Funding)
(Correspondence, Project
Administration, Project
Schedules, Certified Payrolls,
Invoices, Logs, RFP, etc.)
Completion +
10 years or
After Funding
Agency Audit,
if required,
whichever is
longer
Completion +
10 years or
After Funding
Agency Audit,
if required,
whichever is
longer
Yes: Before
Completion
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S/I
Yes: Upon
Completio n
Some grant funding agencies
require audits; Statute of
Limitations for Errors &
Omissions is 10 years;
Published Audit Standards=4-7
years; Statute of Limitations:
Contracts & Spec's=4 years,
Wrongful Death=comp. + 5
years, Developers=comp. + 10
years; CCP §337 et. seq., 2
CFR 200.334; 24 CFR
91.105(h), 92.505, &
570.502(b), 29 CFR 97.42;
OMB Circular A-133; GC
§34090; GC §8546.7
VERNON, CA ©1995-2017 Gladwell Governmental Services, Inc. - all rights reserved Do not duplicate or distribute without prior written permission from GGS (909) 337-3516 Adopted:
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Ver. 13.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: CITY-WIDE STANDARDS Page CW-3 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
Retentions apply to the department that is NOT the Office of Record (OFR), or the "Lead Department". If you are the OFR, refer to your department retention schedule.
Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Lead Dept. CW-007
Agreements & Contracts:
ADMINISTRATIVE FILES
(Correspondence, Project
Administration, Project
Schedules, Certified Payrolls,
Invoices, Logs, RFP, etc.)
Completion +
10 years
Completion +
10 years
Yes: Before
Completion
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S/I
Yes: Upon
Completio n
Covers E&O Statute of
Limitations (insurance
certificates are filed with
agreement); Statute of
Limitations: Contracts &
Spec's=4 years, Wrongful
Death=comp. + 5 years,
Developers=comp. + 10 years;
CCP §337 et. seq., GC §34090
Lead Dept. CW-008
Agreements & Contracts:
UNSUCCESSFUL BIDS,
UNSUCCESSFUL
PROPOSALS or RESPONSES
to RFPs (Request for
Proposals) and/or RFQs
(Request for Qualifications)
that don't result in a contract
2 years 2 years Mag,
Ppr
The RFP / RFQ and the
successful proposal becomes
part of the agreement or
contract; GC §34090
Finance CW-009
Audits / Audit Reports / Annual
Comprehensive Financial
Report (ACFR)
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Mag,
Ppr Copies; GC §34090.7
CW-010 Bids: See Agreements &
Contracts
VERNON, CA ©1995-2017 Gladwell Governmental Services, Inc. - all rights reserved Do not duplicate or distribute without prior written permission from GGS (909) 337-3516 Adopted:
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Ver. 13.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: CITY-WIDE STANDARDS Page CW-4 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
Retentions apply to the department that is NOT the Office of Record (OFR), or the "Lead Department". If you are the OFR, refer to your department retention schedule.
Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Staffing Dept. CW-011
Boards, Commissions, &
Committees: City Council
Subcommittees
(Composed solely of less than
a quorum of the City Council)
2 years 2 years
Mag,
Ppr
All recommendations are
presented to the City Council;
GC §34090 et seq.
CW-012
Boards, Commissions, &
Committees: External
Organizations
(e.g. County Board of
Supervisors)
When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Mag,
Ppr Non-records
Staffing Dept. CW-013
Boards, Commissions, &
Committees: Residents
Advisory Bodies Formed by
CITY COUNCIL
AGENDAS, AGENDA
PACKETS.
Minimum 2
years
Minimum 2
years
Mag,
Ppr
Brown Act challenges must be
filed within 30 or 90 days of
action; GC §§34090,
54960.1(c)(1)
Staffing Dept. CW-014
Boards, Commissions, &
Committees: Residents
Advisory Bodies Formed by
CITY COUNCIL
AUDIO RECORDINGS of
Meetings / Audio Tapes
10 years 10 years
Mag,
OD
Department preference; State
law only requires for 30 days;
GC §54953.5(b)
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Ver. 13.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: CITY-WIDE STANDARDS Page CW-5 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
Retentions apply to the department that is NOT the Office of Record (OFR), or the "Lead Department". If you are the OFR, refer to your department retention schedule.
Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Staffing Dept. CW-015
Boards, Commissions, &
Committees: Residents
Advisory Bodies Formed by
CITY COUNCIL
VIDEO RECORDINGS of
Meetings / Audio Tapes
10 years 10 years
Mag,
OD
Department Preference; Video
recording of meetings are only
required for 90 days; GC
§§34090.7, 34090
Staffing Dept. CW-016
Boards, Commissions, &
Committees: Residents
Advisory Bodies Formed by
CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES & BYLAWS
PP
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S No Department preference; GC
§34090
Finance CW-017 Budgets - Finals
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Yes: Current
Fiscal Year
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S/I Yes: After
5 years
Final must be filed with County
Auditor; GC §34090.7, 40802,
53901
Finance CW-018
Cash Receipts Detail / Backup
/ Accounts Receivable Detail /
Refund Detail
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Mag,
Ppr GC §34090.7
City Attorney CW-019 Claims
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
(Upon
Settlement)
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
(Upon
Settlement)
Yes: Before
Settlement
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S/I Yes: After
Settlement GC §§34090.7, 34090.6
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Ver. 13.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: CITY-WIDE STANDARDS Page CW-6 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
Retentions apply to the department that is NOT the Office of Record (OFR), or the "Lead Department". If you are the OFR, refer to your department retention schedule.
Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Lead
(Responding)
Dept.
CW-020 Complaints / Concerns from
Citizens
Minimum 2
years
Minimum 2
years
Mag,
Ppr
City preference; Statute of
Limitations for personal
property, fraud, etc. is 3 years;
Claims must be filed in 6
months; CCP §§338 et seq.,
340 et seq., 342, GC §§911.2,
34090
Human
Resources CW-021 Complaints Against Employees
Send to
Human
Resources
Send to
Human
Resources
Mag,
Ppr GC §34090.7
CW-022 Contracts: See Agreements
Lead Dept. CW-023 Copies or duplicates of any
record
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Mag Ppr GC §34090.7
Dept. that
Authors
Document
or
Receives the
City's Original
Document
CW-024
Correspondence - ROUTINE
(Content relates in a
substantive way to the
conduct of the public's
business)
(e.g. Administrative, Chronological,
e-mail, General Files, Letters,
Memorandums, Reading File,
Working Files, etc.)
IF the Content relates in a
SUBSTANTIVE way to the
conduct of the public's
business
2 years 2 years
Mag,
Ppr
ONLY IF the Content relates in
a substantive way to the
conduct of the public's
business; City of San Jose v.
Superior Court (Smith).
S218066. Supreme Court of
California, 2017; GC §34090
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Ver. 13.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: CITY-WIDE STANDARDS Page CW-7 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
Retentions apply to the department that is NOT the Office of Record (OFR), or the "Lead Department". If you are the OFR, refer to your department retention schedule.
Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Dept. that
Authors
Document
or
Receives the
City's Original
Document
CW-025
Correspondence -
TRANSITORY /
PRELIMINARY DRAFTS,
Interagency and Intraagency
Memoranda not retained in the
ordinary course of business
Content NOT Substantive, or
NOT made or retained for the
purpose of preserving the
informational content for
future reference
(e.g. calendars, checklists, e-mail
or social media posting, instant
messaging, inventories,
invitations, logs, mailing lists,
meeting room registrations,
speaker slips, staff
videoconference chats, notes and
recordings, supply inventories,
telephone messages, text
messages. transmittal letters,
thank yous, requests from other
cities, undeliverable envelopes,
visitors logs, voice mails,
webpages, etc.)
When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Mag,
Ppr
Electronic and paper records
are categorized, filed and
retained based upon the
CONTENT of the record.
Records where either the
Content relates in a
substantive way to the
conduct of the public's
business, or ARE made or
retained for the purpose of
preserving the informational
content for future reference
are saved by placing them in
an electronic or paper (project)
file folder and retained for the
applicable retention period. If
not mentioned here, consult
the City Attorney to determine
if a record is considered
transitory / preliminary draft.
GC §§34090, 7927.500,
7928.705; 64 Ops. Cal. Atty.
Gen. 317 (1981)); City of San
Jose v. Superior Court (Smith).
S218066. Supreme Court of
California, 2017
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Ver. 13.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: CITY-WIDE STANDARDS Page CW-8 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
Retentions apply to the department that is NOT the Office of Record (OFR), or the "Lead Department". If you are the OFR, refer to your department retention schedule.
Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
City Clerk CW-026
Deeds, Easements, Final
Orders of Condemnations,
Liens, Recorded Documents,
Rights of Ways (All)
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Mag,
Ppr
Send all originals to the City
Clerk; GC §34090.7
Lead Dept. CW-027
Deposit Accounts / Trust
Accounts / Refundable
Deposits
Close + 5
years
Close + 5
years
Mag,
Ppr
Department preference; meets
auditing standards; GC §34090
Lead Dept. CW-028 DMV Pull Notices
When
Superseded or
Separated
When
Superseded
or Separated
Mag Ppr
Transitory or source records
not retained in the ordinary
course of business; CHP
audits every 2 years; Bureau of
National Affairs recommends 2
years for all supplementary
Personnel records; GC §34090
Lead Dept. CW-029 Drafts & Notes: Drafts that are
revised (retain final version)
When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Mag,
Ppr
As long as the drafts and notes
are not retained in the "Regular
Course of Business". Consult
the City Attorney to determine
if a record is considered a
draft. GC §§34090, 7927.500,
7928.705
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Ver. 13.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: CITY-WIDE STANDARDS Page CW-9 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
Retentions apply to the department that is NOT the Office of Record (OFR), or the "Lead Department". If you are the OFR, refer to your department retention schedule.
Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Lead Dept. CW-030
GIS Database / Data / Layers
(both City-wide and
Specialized)
When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Yes Mag
The Lead Department should
print out historical documents
(or save source data) prior to
replacing the data, if they
require the data or output for
historical purposes;
Department Preference
(Preliminary documents); GC
§34090 et seq.
Lead Dept. CW-031 Grants (UNSUCCESSFUL
Applications, Correspondence) 2 years 2 years
Mag,
Ppr GC §34090
Lead Dept. CW-032
Grants / CDBG / Reimbursable
Claims / FEMA Claims / OES
Claims (SUCCESSFUL
Reports, other records required
to pass the funding agency's
audit, if required)
Applications (successful), grant
agreement, program rules,
regulations & procedures, reports
to grant funding agencies,
correspondence, audit records,
completion records
2 years
After
Funding
Agency
Audit, if
Required -
Minimum 5
years
After Funding
Agency Audit,
if required -
Minimum 5
years
Mag,
Ppr
Meets auditing standards;
Grants covered by a
Consolidated Action Plan are
required for 5 years; Uniform
Admin. Requirements for
Grants to Local Governments
is 3 years from expenditure
report or final payment of
grantee or subgrantee; 2 CFR
200.334; 24 CFR 91.105(h),
92.505, 570.490, & 570.502(a),
29 CFR 97.42; OMB Circular A110 & A-133; GC §34090 GC § 8546.7
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Ver. 13.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: CITY-WIDE STANDARDS Page CW-10 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
Retentions apply to the department that is NOT the Office of Record (OFR), or the "Lead Department". If you are the OFR, refer to your department retention schedule.
Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Human
Resources CW-033 Grievances and Informal Complaints (Employees) Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Yes: Before
Disposition
Mag,
Ppr
Send all grievances to Human
Resources; All State and
Federal laws require retention
until final disposition of formal
complaint; State requires 2
years after action is taken; GC
§§12946, 12960, 34090
City Attorney CW-034 Lawsuits, Litigation, Pending
Litigation
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
(Upon
Settlement)
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
(Upon
Settlement)
Yes: Before
Settlement
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S/I Yes: After
Settlement
Risk Management
administrates pre-litigation
claims; GC §§34090.7,
34090.6
Lead Dept. CW-035 Leave Slips / Time Off
Requests
When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Mag,
Ppr
Preliminary drafts not retained
in the Regular Course of
Business GC §34090
Lead Dept. CW-036
Material Safety Data Sheet
(MSDS) / Safety Data Sheet
(SDS) Chemical Use Report
Form (or records of the
chemical / substance / agent,
where & when it was used)
While
Chemical In
Use
30 years 30 years
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes - After
QC & OD
Previous MSDS may be
obtained from a service; MSDS
may be destroyed as long as
a record of the chemical /
substance / agent, where &
when it was used is
maintained for 30 years;
Applies to qualified employers;
Claims can be made for 30
years for toxic substance
exposures; 8 CCR
3204(d)(1)(B)(2 and 3), 29
CFR 1910.1020(d)(1)(i), GC
§34090
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Ver. 13.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: CITY-WIDE STANDARDS Page CW-11 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
Retentions apply to the department that is NOT the Office of Record (OFR), or the "Lead Department". If you are the OFR, refer to your department retention schedule.
Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
City Clerk CW-037 Minutes - City Council
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Yes (all)
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S No
Originals maintained by City
Clerk Permanently; GC
§34090.7
City Clerk CW-038 Municipal Code (these are
copies)
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Yes: Current
Original
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr I No
Return any whole unused
codes to the City Clerk;
Originals maintained by City
Clerk Permanently; GC §34090
Lead Dept. CW-039 Newspaper Clippings
When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Ppr
Non-records - may be obtained
from the newspaper company;
GC §34090
Staffing Dept. CW-040
Notices: Public Hearing
Notices and Proofs of
Publications
2 years 2 years
Mag,
Ppr GC §34090
City Clerk CW-041 Ordinances - City Council
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Yes (all)
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S No Originals maintained by City
Clerk Permanently; GC §34090
Lead Dept. CW-042 OSHA Inspections or Citations 5 years 5 years Ppr Calif. Labor Division is required
to keep their records 7 years;
OSHA requires 5 years; State
law requires 2 years; 8 CCR
§3203(b)(1), GC §34090.7; LC
§6429c
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Ver. 13.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: CITY-WIDE STANDARDS Page CW-12 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
Retentions apply to the department that is NOT the Office of Record (OFR), or the "Lead Department". If you are the OFR, refer to your department retention schedule.
Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Human
Resources CW-043
Personnel Files (Departmentlevel Files)
Except for Fire & Police
Department
Send to
Human
Resources
Upon
Separation or
Transfer
Send to
Human
Resources
Upon
Separation or
Transfer
Before
Separation
Mag,
Ppr
Ensure records kept in
Department files comply with
City policy (all originals are
sent to Human Resources); GC
§34090.7
Lead Dept. CW-044 Personnel Files (Supervisor's
Notes)
Shred After
Incorporation
into
Performance
Evaluation or
Documented
Discipline
Shred After
Incorporation
into
Performance
Evaluation or
Documented
Discipline
Before
Annual
Evaluation
Mag,
Ppr
Notes maintained in a separate
folder to be incorporated into
performance evaluation, or to
document progressive
discipline; GC §34090 et seq.
Lead Dept. CW-045 Photographs
When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Mag,
Ppr
Preliminary Drafts; destroy
unnecessary photographs. GC
§34090
Lead Dept. CW-045.1
Proclamations,
Commendations, Certificates /
Recognitions
2 years 2 years Mag,
Ppr GC §34090
City Clerk CW-046 Public Records Requests (ALL)
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Yes (all)
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S No Originals maintained by City
Clerk; GC §34090.7
Lead Dept. CW-047 Public Relations / Press
Releases 2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090
Lead Dept. CW-048 Purchase Orders / Requisitions 2 years 3 years 5 years Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC &OD
Department preference; GC
§34090
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Ver. 13.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: CITY-WIDE STANDARDS Page CW-13 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
Retentions apply to the department that is NOT the Office of Record (OFR), or the "Lead Department". If you are the OFR, refer to your department retention schedule.
Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Lead Dept.
(Who Ordered
the Appraisal)
CW-049
Real Estate Appraisal Reports:
Property NOT purchased,
Loans not funded, etc.
2 years 2 years Mag,
Ppr
Not accessible to the public;
GC §§34090. 7928.705
Lead Dept.
(Who Ordered
the Appraisal)
CW-050
Real Estate Appraisal Reports:
Purchased Property, Funded
Loans
2 years Minimum 3
years
Minimum 5
years
Yes: Before
Purchase
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC &OD
Not accessible to the public
until purchase has been
completed; meets municipal
government auditing
standards; GC §§34090,
7928.705
City Clerk CW-051
Records Destruction Lists /
Certificate of Records
Destruction
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Mag,
Ppr GC §34090.7
CW-052
Reference Materials: Policies,
Procedures, Brochures, Flyers,
Manuals, Newsletters, etc.:
Produced by OUTSIDE
ORGANIZATIONS (League of
California Cities, Chamber of
Commerce, etc.)
When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Mag,
Ppr Non-Records
Lead Dept. CW-053
Reference Materials: Policies,
Procedures, Brochures, Flyers,
Manuals, Newsletters, etc.:
Produced by YOUR
Department
Minimum 2
years
Minimum 2
years
Mag,
Ppr
Department preference; GC
§34090
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Ver. 13.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: CITY-WIDE STANDARDS Page CW-14 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
Retentions apply to the department that is NOT the Office of Record (OFR), or the "Lead Department". If you are the OFR, refer to your department retention schedule.
Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Lead Dept. CW-054
Reference Materials: Policies,
Procedures, Brochures, Flyers,
Manuals, Newsletters, etc.:
Produced by OTHER
Departments
When
Superseded
When
Superseded
Mag,
Ppr Copies; GC §34090.7
CW-055 Reference or Working Files:
See Correspondence
Lead Dept. CW-056
Reports and Studies
(Historically significant - e.g.,
Zoning Studies)
10 yearsPP
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S/I Yes: After
10 years
Administratively and
Historically significant,
therefore retained permanently;
GC §34090
Lead Dept. CW-057
Reports and Studies (other
than Historically significant
reports - e.g. Annual Reports)
10 years 10 years
Mag,
Ppr
Department preference;
Information is outdated after 10
years; If historically significant,
retain permanently; GC §34090
City Clerk CW-058 Resolutions - City Council
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Yes (all)
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S No
Originals maintained by City
Clerk Permanently; GC
§34090.7
Lead Dept. CW-059 Special Projects / Subject Files
/ Issue Files
Minimum 2
years
Minimum 2
years
Mag,
Ppr
Department Preference; GC
§34090 et seq.
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Ver. 13.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: CITY-WIDE STANDARDS Page CW-15 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
Retentions apply to the department that is NOT the Office of Record (OFR), or the "Lead Department". If you are the OFR, refer to your department retention schedule.
Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Lead Dept. CW-060
Surveys / Questionnaires (that
the City issues).
If a summary of the data is
compiled, the survey forms are
considered a draft or transitory
record, and can be destroyed
as drafts (When No Longer
Required)
2 years 2 years
Mag,
Ppr GC §34090
Finance /
Payroll CW-061
Time Cards / Time Sheets /
Time Off Request Forms /
Payroll Certifications / Leave
Requests / Payroll Exception
Forms
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes: After
QC & OD
Department preference; Meets
auditing standards (audit + 4
years); IRS requires 4 years;
Ca. requires 2 yr min.; FTB
keeps 3 years; Most
Employees provide digital
signatures when they submit
their timecards, but some in
Public Works and Community
Services do not (another
employee enters their time);
IRS Reg §31.6001-1(e)(2),
R&T §19530; LC § 1174(d); 29
CFR 516.5; GC §34090
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Ver. 13.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: CITY-WIDE STANDARDS Page CW-16 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
Retentions apply to the department that is NOT the Office of Record (OFR), or the "Lead Department". If you are the OFR, refer to your department retention schedule.
Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Lead Dept. CW-062
Training - ALL COURSE
RECORDS
(Attendance Rosters, Outlines
and Materials; includes Ethics
& Safety Training & Tailgates,
Sexual Harassment Prevention
Training)
2 years 3 years 5 years
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: When
Inactive
Department preference; Ethics
& Harassment Prevention
Training is 5 years; Calif. Labor
Division is required to keep
their OSHA records 7 years;
EEOC/FLSA/ADEA (Age)
requires 3 years for promotion,
demotion, transfer, selection,
or discharge; State Law
requires 4 years for personnel
actions; 8 CCR §3203 et seq.,
29 CFR 1627.3(b)(ii), LC
§6429(c); GC §§12946, 12960,
34090, 53235.2(b), 53237.2(b)
Lead Dept. CW-063
Video Recordings - City
Operations / Building
Security
1 year 1 year Mag Records "regular and ongoing
operations"; GC §34090.6
Lead Dept. CW-064 Video Recordings - Parking
Lots, Public Areas
When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Mag
Does not record "regular and
ongoing operations"; GC
§34090.6
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Ver. 6.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: CITY ADMINISTRATOR Page CADM-1 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
CITY ADMINISTRATOR
City Admin. CADM-002 City Council Correspondence Minimum 2 years
Minimum 2
years
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After QC &OD
Department Preference; GC
§34090
City Admin. CADM-003
Grand Jury Reports and
Responses (Regarding City
Operations)
5 years 5 years Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After QC &OD
Department Preference (the
Grand Jury keeps their reports 5
years); GC §34090
City Clerk CADM-004 Independent Reform Monitor
Reports
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Mag, Ppr Included in City Council Agenda
Packets; GC §34090.7
City Admin. CADM-006
Projects, Programs, Economic
Development, Subject & Issues
(Issues and/or projects will vary
over time)
Minimum 2
years
Minimum 2
years
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After QC &OD
Department Preference; GC
§34090
City Admin. CADM-007 Speech Notes / PowerPoint
Presentations
When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Mag, Ppr Notes, drafts, or preliminary
documents; GC §34090 et seq.
Finance CADM-008 Travel / Conferences
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Mag, Ppr Invoices are maintained by
Finance; GC §34090.7
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Ver. 10.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: CITY ATTORNEY Page CA-1 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
CITY ATTORNEY
City Attorney CA-001 Advice Files / Department Files Minimum 5 years
Minimum 5
years
Mag,
Ppr
Department Preference; GC
§34090
City Attorney CA-001.1 Attorney Invoice backup / detail (confidential) 2 years 3 years 5 years Yes: Until Paid
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes: After
QC & OD
Department Preference (meets
municipal government auditing
standards); GC §34090
City Attorney CA-002 Bankruptcies - NOT pursued
When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Mag,
Ppr
Preliminary drafts not retained
in the ordinary course of
business; GC §34090
City Attorney CA-003 Bankruptcies - Where a claim
is filed 10 years 10 years Mag,
Ppr
Department Preference
(negative information remains
on credit ratings for 7 years);
GC §34090
City Attorney CA-004 City Attorney Opinions and
Opinion Index
PP Yes
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes: After
QC & OD
Department Preference; GC
§34090
City Attorney CA-005 Claim for Damages - Over
$2,501
Minimum
Final
Resolution +
5 years
Minimum
Final
Resolution +
5 years
Yes: Until
Settlement
Mag,
Ppr
Department preference; CCP
§§ 337 et seq.; GC §§34090,
34090.6; PC §832.5(b)
City Attorney CA-006 Closed Session Materials Minimum 5 years
Minimum 5
years
Mag,
Ppr
Department Preference; GC
§34090
City Attorney CA-007
Litigation Files / Lawsuits /
Court Case Files - Real
Property or Historically
Significant
Minimum
Final
Resolution +
5 years
PP
Yes: Until
Settlement
Mag,
Ppr
Department preference; CCP
§§ 337 et seq.; GC §§34090,
34090.6; PC §832.5(b)
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Ver. 10.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: CITY ATTORNEY Page CA-2 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
City Attorney CA-008
Litigation Files / Lawsuits /
Court Case Files - NOT Real
Property or Historically
Significant
Minimum
Final
Resolution +
5 years
Minimum
Final
Resolution +
5 years
Yes: Until
Settlement
Mag,
Ppr
Department preference; CCP
§§ 337 et seq.; GC §§34090,
34090.6; PC §832.5(b)
City Clerk CA-009 Settlement Agreements / Final
Court Settlements
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes: After
QC & OD
Send all final settlement
agreements and court
settlements to City Clerk; GC
§34090
City Attorney CA-010 Summons 2 years 2 years Mag,
Ppr GC §34090
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Ver. 18.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: CITY CLERK Page CC-1 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
CITY CLERK
City Clerk CC-001
Agenda Packets: City Council,
Active and Inactive Decision
Making Bodies
PP
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After QC & OD
Department preference; GC
§34090
City Clerk CC-003
Agreements & Contracts
(INFRASTRUCTURE - ALL
Settlement Agreements,
MOUs, etc.)
Agreement or Contract
includes all contractual
obligations (e.g.
Specifications and
Successful Proposal /
Scope of Work), Notice of
Completion
Examples of Infrastructure:
Architects, buildings, bridges,
covenants / CC&Rs, golf course
redesign / construction,
development, park improvements,
property restrictions, reservoirs,
settlement, sewers, sidewalks,
street & alley improvements,
utilities, water.
CompletionPP
Yes:
Before
Completion
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
Inactive
Starting in 2020, ALL original
contracts are sent to the City
Clerk. 2019 and prior, the
City Clerk retained the
originals of any agreement or
contract that the City Clerk
attested to only.
Department Preference; All
infrastructure, JPAs, & Mutual
Aid contracts should be
permanent for emergency
preparedness; Statute of
Limitations is 4 years; 10
years for Errors & Omissions;
land records are permanent
by law; CCP §§337. 337.1(a),
337.15, 343; GC §34090,
Contractor has retention
requirements in 48 CFR
4.703(a)
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Ver. 18.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: CITY CLERK Page CC-2 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
City Clerk CC-004
Agreements & Contracts
(NON-INFRASTRUCTURE
ALL)
Agreement or Contract
includes all contractual
obligations (e.g. Specifications
and Successful Proposal /
Scope of Work) Notice of
Completion
Examples of Non-Infrastructure:
Consultants, Franchises,
Landscape Maintenance, Painting,
Slurry Seals (Paving), Tree
Trimming, Leases, Human
Resources, Professional Services
Completion 10 years Completion
+ 10 years
Yes:
Before
Completion
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S/I Yes: Upon
Completion
Starting in 2020, ALL original
contracts are sent to the City
Clerk. 2019 and prior, the
City Clerk retained the
originals of any agreement or
contract that the City Clerk
attested to only.
Covers E&O Statute of
Limitations (insurance
certificates are filed with
agreement); Statute of
Limitations: Contracts &
Spec's=4 years, Wrongful
Death=comp. + 5 years,
Developers=comp. + 10
years; CCP §§337. 337.1(a),
337.15, 343; GC §34090
City Clerk CC-004.1
Board & Commission
Applications (Successful and
Unsuccessful)
2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090
City Clerk CC-005
Board & Commission /
Committee Maddy Act Lists /
Vacancy Notices
2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090
City Clerk CC-006 Budgets - Adopted / Final
(approved via resolution)
PP
Yes: Current
Fiscal Year
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After 90 days
Department preference; GC
§34090 et seq.
City Clerk CC-007
City Council, Board &
Commission Historical List of
Members
PP
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After QC &OD
Department preference; GC
§34090
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Ver. 18.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: CITY CLERK Page CC-3 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
City Clerk CC-008
Economic Interest Filings
(FPPC 700 Series Forms -
Statement of Economic
Interests): ALL
7 years 7 years Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After 2 years
City maintains original
statements; GC
§81009(d)(e)(f)&(g)
City Clerk CC-008.1
Economic Interest Filings
(FPPC 700 Series Forms -
Statement of Economic
Interests): ALL
ELECTRONICALLY-FILED
10 years 10 years Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes:
Statements filed electronically
are required for 10 years;
City maintains copies only;
original statements are filed
with FPPC; GC §81009(f)(g);
GC §84615
City Clerk CC-008.2
Economic Interest Filings
(FPPC Form 602 / 635) -
Lobbyist Authorization /
Reporting
5 years 5 years Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After 2 years
2 CCR 18615(d), GC
§81009(e)&(g
City Clerk CC-009 FPPC Form 801 (Gift to
Agency Report) 7 years 7 years Mag, Mfr, OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After 2 years Must post on website; GC
§81009(e)
City Clerk CC-010
FPPC Form 802 (Event Ticket
/ Pass Distributions Agency
Report)
7 years 7 years Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After 2 years
Should post on website for 4
years; GC §81009(e)
City Clerk CC-011 FPPC Form 803 (Behested
Payment Report) 7 years 7 years Mag, Mfr, OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After 2 years GC §81009(e)
City Clerk CC-014
FPPC Form 806 (Agency
Report of Public Official
Appointments)
7 years 7 years Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After 2 years
Must post on website; 2 CCR
18702.5; GC §34090; GC
§81009(e)
City Clerk CC-015 FPPC Referral Letters
Minimum
Term of
Office + 2
years
Minimum
Term of
Office + 2
years
Mag, Ppr Department preference; GC
§34090
ELECTIONS - CONSOLIDATED
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Ver. 18.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: CITY CLERK Page CC-4 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
City Clerk OR
Utility /
Customer
Service
CC-016
Assessment District Ballots,
Protest Letters, & Envelopes -
Prop. 218 proceedings
2 years 2 years Ppr GC §53753(e)(2)
City Clerk CC-017
Campaign Filings (FPPC 400
Series Forms & Form 501):
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES
(Elected Officials)
All, whether filed electronically
or not
2 yearsPP
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr
S
Yes: After 2
years
For Electronic Filings, Data
that has been maintained for
at least 10 years may then be
archived in a secure format;
Paper must be retained for at
least 2 years; GC
§81009(b)&(g); GC §84615(i)
City Clerk CC-018
Campaign Filings (FPPC 400
Series Forms & Form 501):
UNSUCCESSFUL
CANDIDATES
Includes Unsuccessful
Candidates Without
Committees that Don't File
Electronically
5 years 5 years Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr
S
Yes: After 2
years
Candidates without
committees are not required
to file their statements,
reports or copies online or
electronically; Paper must be
retained for at least 2 years;
GC §81009(b)&(g); GC
§84615
City Clerk CC-018
Campaign Filings (FPPC 400
Series Forms & Form 501):
UNSUCCESSFUL
CANDIDATES
ELECTRONICALLY FILED -
WITH or WITHOUT
Committees
10 years 10 years Mag, Ppr
Statements filed electronically
are required for 10 years; GC
§81009(b)&(g); GC §84615
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
City Clerk CC-019
Campaign Filings (FPPC 400
Series Forms): THOSE NOT
REQUIRED TO FILE
ORIGINAL WITH CITY CLERK
(copies)
4 years 4 years Mag, Ppr
Paper must be retained for at
least 2 years; GC
§81009(f)&(g)
City Clerk CC-020
Campaign Filings (FPPC 400
Series Forms): OTHER
COMMITTEES (PACS - not
candidate-controlled)
7 years 7 years Mag, Ppr
Paper must be retained for at
least 2 years; GC
§81009(c)&(g)
City Clerk CC-021
Candidate File: Nomination
Papers, Candidate Statement
Forms, etc. - SUCCESSFUL
CANDIDATES
Term of
Office + 4
years
Term of
Office + 4
years
Mag, Ppr
CA law states term of office
and 4 years after the
expiration of term and does
not delineate between the
two; EC §17100
City Clerk CC-022
Candidate File: Nomination
Papers, Candidate Statement
Forms, etc. -
UNSUCCESSFUL
CANDIDATES
Election + 4
years
Election + 4
years
Mag, Ppr
CA law states term of office
and 4 years after the
expiration of term and does
not delineate between the
two; EC §17100
City Clerk CC-023
Elections - GENERAL,
WORKING or
ADMINISTRATION Files
(Correspondence, Precinct
Maps, County Election
Services, Candidate
Statements to be printed in the
Sample Ballot, Polling
Locations and Precinct Board
Members, Notices, Postings,
etc.)
2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
City Clerk CC-024
Elections - HISTORICAL
(Sample ballot, copies of
resolutions with the final
results; Certificate of Election)
2 yearsPP
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr
S No Retained for Historical Value,
GC §34090
City Clerk CC-025 Elections - Petitions (Initiative,
Recall or Referendum)
Results + 8
months, or
Final
Examination
if No Election
+ 1 year after
petition
examination
if petition is
insufficient
Results + 8
months, or
Final
Examination
if No Election
+ 1 year after
petition
examination if
petition is
insufficient
Ppr
Not accessible to the public;
The 8 month retention applies
after election results, or final
examination if no election,
unless there is a legal or
FPPC proceeding. EC
§§17200(b)(3), 17400
City Clerk CC-025.1
Elections - Petitions (Initiative,
Recall or Referendum) - IF
Insufficient, and IF
Proponents Examine Petition
1 year 1 year Ppr EC §§17200(b)(3), 17400
ELECTIONS - STAND-ALONE (use in conjunction with Consolidated elections … records series are not repeated) City Clerk CC-026 Applications to View Voter
Registration Information 5 years 5 years Ppr EC 2188(f) City Clerk CC-028 Ballots, Ballot Security
Envelopes - After Election 6 mo. 6 mo. Ppr EC §17302
City Clerk CC-029 Ballots, Ballot Security
Envelopes - After Recount 6 mo. 6 mo. Ppr EC §17306
City Clerk CC-030 Challenged & Assisted Voters
List 6 mo. 6 mo. Ppr If uncontested, EC §17304
City Clerk CC-031 Inspector Receipts for Ballots 6 mo. 6 mo. Ppr EC 17302, 17306 City Clerk CC-032 Precinct Officer Appointments 6 mo. 6 mo. Ppr EC §17503 VERNON, CA. ©1995-2017 Gladwell Governmental Services, Inc. - all rights reserved Do not duplicate or distribute without prior written permission from GGS (909) 337-3516 Adopted:
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Ver. 18.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: CITY CLERK Page CC-7 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
City Clerk CC-033 Roster of Voters 5 years 5 years Mag, Mfr, OD, Ppr EC §17300
City Clerk CC-034 Tally Sheets, Logic & Accuracy
Test Certifications 6 mo. 6 mo. Ppr EC §17304
City Clerk CC-035
Vote-by-Mail Applications,
Roster of Absentee
Applications
6 mo. 6 mo. Ppr EC §17505
City Clerk CC-036 Vote-by-Mail Identification
Envelopes 6 mo. 6 mo. Ppr EC §17302
City Clerk CC-037
Voter Index Copies used as the
Voting Record at Polling
Places
6 mo. 6 mo. Ppr EC §17304
City Clerk CC-038 Voter Index Original 5 years 5 years Ppr EC §17001 (End of Elections Section)
City Clerk CC-039 Ethics Training Certificates 5 years 5 years Mag, Ppr GC §53235.2(b) City Clerk CC-039.1 Film Permits (Issued by Film
LA)
Minimum 2
years
Minimum 2
years
Mag, Ppr Department Preference; GC §
34090 et seq.
City Clerk CC-040
Historical Records,
Photographs, & Historical
Projects (e.g. Incorporation,
City Seal, Awards of significant
historical interest, etc.)
PP
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr
S No
City Clerk determines
historical significance;
records can address a variety
of subjects and media. Some
media (e.g. audio and video
tape) may be limited because
of the media's life
expectancy; GC §34090
City Clerk CC-041
Housing Lottery / Interest
Forms (Public Works conducts
Lottery)
2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090
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Ver. 18.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: CITY CLERK Page CC-8 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
City Clerk CC-042
Minutes: City Council, Active
and Inactive Decision Making
Bodies
PP
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I No GC §34090
City Clerk CC-043
Municipal Code
Administration, Distribution,
etc.
When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Mag, Ppr
Preliminary drafts not retained
in the ordinary course of
business; GC §34090
City Clerk CC-044
Notices: City Council, Active
and Inactive Decision Making
Bodies
2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr
Statute of Limitations on
Municipal Government
actions is 3 - 6 months;
CCP§337 et seq; GC §34090
City Clerk CC-045
Oath of Office: City Council,
Boards & Commission
Members
Term of
Office + 4
years
Term of
Office + 4
years
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After QC'd & OD
Department Preference;
Statute of Limitations is 4
years after the discovery of
the offense for misconduct in
office; PC 801.5, 803(c); GC
§34090
City Clerk CC-046 OrdinancesPP
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I No GC §34090
City Clerk CC-047
Public Records Requests /
Request for Records /
Subpoenas (Records / Duces
Tecum)
Excludes Police
2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr Department preference; GC
§34090
City Clerk CC-048
Real Property: Deeds,
Easements, Liens, Rights of
Way
PP Yes (all) Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr
S No
Department preference;
Finals are maintained by City
Clerk; Department file may
include correspondence; GC
§34090 et seq.
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Ver. 18.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: CITY CLERK Page CC-9 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
City Clerk CC-049
Recordings - AUDIO & VIDEO
RECORDINGS of Meetings /
Audio Tapes
- City Council, Active and Inactive
Decision Making Bodies
2 years 2 years Mag, OD
Department preference; State
law only requires for 30 days;
Video tapes of meetings are
required for 90 days; GC
§34090.6; GC §54953.5(b)
City Clerk CC-050 Records Destruction
Authorization Forms 10 years 10 years Mag, Mfr, OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After QC'd & OD Department preference; GC
§34090
City Clerk CC-051
Records Retention Schedules /
Amendments to Records
Retention Schedules
10 yearsPP
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I No GC §34090 et. seq.
City Clerk CC-053
Resolutions: City Council,
Active and Inactive Decision
Making Bodies
PP
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I No GC §34090
City Clerk CC-053.1
Secretary of State Statement of
Facts / Registry of Public
Agencies
2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090
City Clerk CC-054
Subpoenas for Personal
Appearance (City Hall
Employees, Fire Employees)
Excludes Police
2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090
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Ver. 12.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: FINANCE Page FIN-1 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
ACCOUNTING
Finance /
Accounting FIN-001
1099's / 1096's / DE542
(California Report of Independent
Contractors)
2 years 3 years 5 years Mag, Ppr
Department Preference; IRS: 4
years after tax is due or paid
(longer for auditing & contractor
delinquency); Ca. FTB: 3 years;
IRS Reg §31.6001-1(e)(2), R&T
§19530, GC §34090; 29 USC
436
Finance /
Accounting FIN-002
Accounts Payable / Invoices and
Backup
(Includes Invoices, Travel
Expense Reimbursements,
Check Request, etc. Excludes
backup for Attorney invoices)
2 years 3 years 5 years Yes: Until
Paid
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After QC & OD
Department Preference (meets
municipal government auditing
standards); GC §34090
City Clerk FIN-003
Audit Reports / Annual l
Comprehensive Financial Report
(ACFR) and related Audit
Opinions
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After 90 days
(Copies - the original is
maintained by the City Clerk in
the Agenda Packet); GC
§34090.7
Finance /
Accounting FIN-004 Audit Work Papers 2 years 3 years 5 years Mag, Ppr Department Preference; meets
municipal government auditing
standards; GC §34090
Finance /
Accounting FIN-005
Bank Statements and Trustee
Statements, Fiscal Agent
Statements, Investment Account
Statements, Bank
Reconciliations, Bank Deposits,
Bank Transmittal Advice
2 years 3 years 5 years Mag, Ppr
Department Preference; meets
auditing standards; GC §34090,
26 CFR 31.6001-1
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Ver. 12.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: FINANCE Page FIN-2 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Public
Works /
Developme
nt Services
FIN-006
Bonds (Performance Bonds,
Subdivision Bonds, Letters of
Credit)
Release of
Bond / Letter
of Credit
Release of
Bond / Letter
of Credit
Mag, Ppr
Securities (Performance Bonds,
Letters of Credit, CD's, etc.) are
released after the Notice of
Completion is issued and
replaced with the Warranty
Bond, which is released 1 year
after the Notice of Completion
date. GC §34090
Finance /
Accounting FIN-007
Bonds (Revenue) Official
Statements / Transcripts /
Certificates of Participations
(COPs) - Includes Continuing
Disclosure Reports
See Bank Statements for
statement retention.
Fully
Defeased +
10 years
Fully
Defeased +
10 years
Yes: Until
Maturity
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After 90 days
Department Preference; Statute
of Limitations for bonds,
mortgages, trust deeds, notes or
debentures is 6 years; Bonds
issued by local governments are
10 years; There are specific
requirements for disposal of
unused bonds; CCP §§336 et
seq. 337.5(a); 26 CFR 1.6001-
1(e): GC §43900 et seq.
City Clerk FIN-008 Budgets - Adopted / Final
(approved via resolution)
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Yes:
Current
Fiscal Year
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After 90 days
City Clerk maintains originals;
GC §34090.7
Finance /
Accounting FIN-009 Budgets - Preliminary, Proposed, Backup Documents When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Mag, Ppr Preliminary drafts; GC §34090
Finance /
Accounting FIN-010 Checks / Warrants (Issued by the City, Cashed / Paid) 7 years 7 years Mag, Ppr Department preference; this is
the length of time commercial
banks retain images of the
checks; GC §34090
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Ver. 12.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: FINANCE Page FIN-3 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Finance /
Accounting FIN-011 Escheat (Unclaimed money / uncashed checks) 5 years 5 years Mag, Ppr Department preference; All
tangible property held by
government agencies escheats
after 3 years; Statute of
Limitations is 1 year for seized
property; CCP §§340(d), 1519;
GC §34090
Finance /
Accounting FIN-012 FEMA Reimbursement / OES Reimbursements 1 year 9 years 10 years Mag, Ppr Department Preference; GC §34090 Finance /
Accounting FIN-013 Financial Services Database
Indefinite -
Minimum 10
years
Indefinite -
Minimum 10
years
Yes Mag
Data Fields / Records are
interrelated; FERC requires 10
years for GLs, Subsidiary
Ledgers and Journal Vouchers;
18 CFR 125.2 & 125.3; GC
§34090
Finance /
Accounting FIN-014
Fixed Asset List / Fixed Asset
Evaluation Study / Depreciation
Schedules
2 yearsPP Mag, Ppr
Department Preference (bond
auditing purposes; IRS
regulations state, "…material
records should generally be kept
for as long as the bonds are
outstanding, plus 3 years after
the final redemption date of the
bonds"); 26 CFR 1.6001-1(e);
GC §34090
Finance /
Accounting FIN-015
Investments / Arbitrage Report /
Swaps / Certificate of Deposit /
Investment Bonds (Receipts /
Advisor Reports / Trade Tickets /
LAIF (Local Agency Investment
Fund))
5 years 5 years Yes: Until
Paid Mag, Ppr
Department Preference; Meets
auditing standards; FTC Reg's
rely on "self-enforcement";
GC§§ 34090, 43900
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Ver. 12.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: FINANCE Page FIN-4 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Finance /
Accounting FIN-016 Journal Entries / Journal Vouchers 2 years 8 years 10 years Mag, Mfr, OD, Ppr S / I No Required because of electricity
regulations; 18 CFR 125 et seq.;
GC §34090, CCP § 337
Finance /
Accounting FIN-017
Reports, Finance Reports created
from Database: Subsidiary
Ledgers, Reconciliations,
Registers, Transaction Histories,
Balance Sheets, Revenue &
Expenditure Reports, etc. (MONTHLY OR PERIODIC)
When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Mag, Ppr
Department preference (The
Financial System Database is
the original; reports are
considered drafts or copies); GC
§34090
Finance /
Accounting FIN-018
Reports: Annual State or
Federal: State Controller's
Report, Local Government
Compensation Report, Gas Tax,
MOE (Maintenance of Effort)
Report, Street Report, etc.
2 years 3 years 5 years Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After QC & OD
Department Preference; Meets
auditing standards; GC §34090
Finance /
Accounting FIN-019 Transportation Audits / PERS Audit, etc. 5 years 5 years Mag, Ppr Department Preference (meets
municipal government auditing
standards); GC §34090
Finance /
Accounting FIN-020 Treasurer's Reports & Backup 2 years 3 years 5 years Mag, Ppr Department Preference; GC §34090 Finance /
Accounting FIN-021 W-9s Minimum 5 years
Minimum 5
years
Yes: Until
Paid
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After QC & OD
Department Preference; meets
municipal government auditing
standards; GC §34090
BUSINESS LICENSE & REVENUE
Finance /
Business
License &
Revenue
FIN-022
Accounts Receivable -
Miscellaneous - Backup for
Damage to Public Property,
Invoices to Outside Entities, Rent
Billings, etc.
5 years 5 years Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After QC & OD
Department preference; Meets
auditing standards; GC §34090
et seq.
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Ver. 12.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: FINANCE Page FIN-5 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Finance /
Business
License &
Revenue
FIN-022.1 Alarm Permits Expiration +
2 years
Expiration +
2 years
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After QC & OD
Department preference; GC
§34090 et seq.
City
Attorney FIN-023 Bankruptcies
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Mag, Ppr GC §34090.7
Finance /
Business
License &
Revenue
FIN-024 Business License & Permit
Database
Indefinite -
Minimum 5
years
Indefinite -
Minimum 5
years
Yes Mag
Data Fields / Records are
interrelated; meets municipal
government auditing standards;
GC §34090
Finance /
Business
License &
Revenue
FIN-025 Business License Applications
and Changes 5 years 5 years Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After QC & OD
Department preference; GC
§34090 et seq.
Finance /
Business
License &
Revenue
FIN-026 Business License Renewals 5 years 5 years Mag, Mfr, OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After QC & OD
Department preference; GC
§34090 et seq.
Finance /
Business
License &
Revenue
FIN-027
Cash Receipts / Daily Cash
Summaries / Cashiers Reports /
Cash Reports / Petty Cash
1 year 4 years 5 years Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After QC & OD
Department preference; Meets
auditing standards; GC §34090
et seq.
Lead Dept. FIN-028
Collections / Collection Agency
Case Files & Statements /
Delinquent Accounts
5 years 5 years Mag, Ppr
Department preference;
Delinquencies remain on credit
reports for 7 years; GC §34090
et seq.
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Ver. 12.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: FINANCE Page FIN-6 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Finance /
Business
License &
Revenue
FIN-029 Returned Checks / NSF Checks 5 years 5 years Mag, Ppr Department Preference; Meets auditing standards; GC §34090
Finance /
Business
License &
Revenue
FIN-029.1 Utility User Tax Remittance 5 years 5 years Mag, Mfr, OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After QC & OD
Department preference; Meets
auditing standards; GC §34090
et seq.
PAYROLL
Finance /
Payroll FIN-033 Auto Pay Authorization Forms / Direct Deposit Authorizations 2 years 3 years 5 years Mag, Ppr Department Preference; GC §34090 Finance /
Payroll FIN-034
CalPERS Reports - Annual
Valuation Reports, Actuarial
Valuation Reports
2 years 3 years 5 years Mag, Ppr Department Preference; GC §34090
Finance /
Payroll FIN-035
DE-6, DE-7, DE-9, DE-43, W-3, &
DE-166, 941 Forms, IRS 5500
Forms (Employee Benefit Plans),
PERS / FICA & Medicare
Adjustments - Quarterly Payroll
Tax Returns / OASDI, Federal
Tax Deposits, Adjustments, etc.
2 years 3 years 5 years Mag, Ppr
Department Preference; IRS: 4
yrs after tax is due or paid; Ca.
FTB: 3 years; IRS Reg §31.6001-
1(e)(2), R&T §19530; 29CFR
516.5 - 516.6, 29USC 436, GC
§34090
Finance /
Payroll FIN-036 Deferred Compensation (457) Reports, Registers 2 years 3 years 5 years Mag, Ppr Department preference; GC §34090 Finance /
Payroll FIN-037 Employment Verifications
When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Mag, Ppr
Preliminary drafts not retained in
the Regular Course of Business
GC §34090
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Ver. 12.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: FINANCE Page FIN-7 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Finance /
Payroll FIN-038
Payroll Benefit Files /
Administration Forms (W-4s,
Changes, Employee, Computer
Loan Receipts and Payments,
Vacation pay-off requests, etc.)
Separation +
5 years
Separation +
5 years Yes Mag, Mfr, OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After QC & OD
Department preference; IRS
Regulation for W-4s is four years
after the due date of such tax for
the return period to which the
records relate, or the date such
tax is paid, whichever is the
later. 26 CFR 31.6001-1; GC
§34090
Finance /
Payroll FIN-039 Payroll Journals / Payroll Registers / Pay Day Registers 2 years 3 years 5 years Mag, Mfr, OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After QC & OD Department preference; GC
§34090
Finance /
Payroll FIN-040
Time Cards / Time Sheets / Time
Off Request Forms / Payroll
Certifications / Leave Requests /
Payroll Exception Forms
2 years 3 years 5 years Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After QC & OD
Department preference; Meets
auditing standards (audit + 4
years); IRS requires 4 years; Ca.
requires 2 yr min.; FTB keeps 3
years; Most Employees provide
digital signatures when they
submit their timecards, but some
in Public Works and Community
Services do not (another
employee enters their time); IRS
Reg §31.6001-1(e)(2), R&T
§19530; LC § 1174(d); 29 CFR
516.5; GC §34090
Finance /
Payroll FIN-041 W-2's 2 years 3 years 5 years Mag, Ppr
Department Preference; IRS: 4
yrs after tax is due or paid; Ca.
FTB: 3 years; IRS Reg §31.6001-
1(e)(2), R&T §19530; 29CFR
516.5 - 516.6, 29USC 436, GC
§34090
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Ver. 12.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: FINANCE Page FIN-8 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
PURCHASING
Finance /
Purchasing FIN-042 Asset Disposal / Sale / Auction / Surplus 5 years 5 years Mag, Ppr Department preference (meets
municipal government auditing
standards); GC §34090
Finance /
Purchasing FIN-043 Credit Applications 2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr Department preference (meets
municipal government auditing
standards); GC §34090
Finance /
Purchasing FIN-044 Purchase Orders / Purchase Contracts 5 years 5 years Mag, Ppr Department preference (meets
municipal government auditing
standards); GC §34090
Finance /
Purchasing FIN-045 Vehicle Titles - Copy of Release of Liability 2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr DMV records retained for convenience Finance /
Purchasing FIN-046 Vehicle Titles (Pink Slips) - All Vehicles Sale or
Disposal
Sale or
Disposal Mag, Ppr Department Preference; GC §34090
RISK MANAGEMENT
Finance /
Risk
Manag.
FIN-046.1 Claim for Damages - Up to
$2,500 / Damage to City Property
Final
Resolution +
5 years
Final
Resolution +
5 years
Yes: Until
Settlement Mag, Ppr
Department preference; CCP §§
337 et seq.; GC §§ 911.2, 945.6,
34090, 34090.6; PC §832.5(b)
Finance /
Risk
Manag.
FIN-046.2
Insurance Certificate Renewals
for Vendor Agreements &
Contracts / Certificate of Liability
Insurance
11 years 11 years Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S/I Yes: After QC & OD
Covers E&O Statute of
Limitations and latent defects;
CCP §§337. 337.1(a), 337.15,
343; GC §34090
Finance /
Risk
Manag.
FIN-047 Insurance Polices (City-owned
policies)
PP
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After QC & OD
Department Preference; GC
§34090
Finance /
Risk
Manag.
FIN-048 JPA / JPIA Reports / General
Liability Claim Runs 5 years 5 years Ppr Department Preference; GC §34090 VERNON, CA ©1995-2017 Gladwell Governmental Services, Inc. (909) 337-3516 - all rights reserved Do not duplicate or distribute without prior written permission Adopted:
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Office of
Record
Records
Series # Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
FIRE ADMINISTRATION
Fire /
Admin. FR-001
Emergency Operations Plan
(includes Office of Emergency
Management & Homeland
Security)
Superseded
and
Approved
Superseded
and
Approved
Yes
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S/I No GC §34090
Fire /
Admin. FR-002 EOC Activations & Drills 10 years 10 years Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes:
After QC
Department Preference; GC
§34090
Fire /
Admin. FR-003
Fire Sprinkler Inspections and/or
Certifications (includes Title 19
certifications)
Minimum 10
years
Minimum 10
years
Mag,
Ppr
Department Preference; GC
§34090
Fire /
Admin. FR-004 Monthly Statistical Reports / Run Statistics When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Mag,
Ppr
Considered a preliminary draft /
copy (the Fire database is the
original); GC §34090 et seq.
City Clerk FR-005 Mutual Aid Agreements, Joint
Power Authorities
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Mag,
Ppr
Originals Maintained by City Clerk
or County Clerk of the Board
Permanently; GC §34090.7
Fire /
Admin. FR-006 Ride-A-Long Waivers 2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090 Fire /
Admin. FR-007 Special Events / Ops Plan Minimum 2 years Minimum 2
years
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I
Yes:
After QC
& OD
Department preference;
Preliminary drafts not made or
retained for the purpose of
preserving the informational
content for future reference; GC
§34090, GC §6252; 64 Ops. Cal.
Atty. Gen. 317 (1981))
Fire /
Admin. FR-008 Strike Team Reimbursement (OES / FEMA) 10 years 10 years Mag, Ppr Department Preference; GC
§34090
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
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Office of
Record
Records
Series # Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Fire / EMS FR-009
Controlled Substance Logs,
Inventories / Ambulance Inventory
Logs
3 years 3 years Yes Mag,
Ppr
Department Preference -
Controlled substances are
required for 2 years after inventory
or transaction; 21 CFR §1304.04,
1310.04
Fire / EMS
and Admin. FR-010 Emergency Medical Database
Indefinite -
Minimum 20
years
Indefinite -
Minimum 20
years
Yes Mag
Data is interrelated; If data
includes e-PCRs, Minors retention
is until 1 year after age 18, but not
less than 7 years; 10 years (see
Patient Care Reports) GC §34090
Fire / EMS FR-011
EMS Complaints / CQI (Continuous
Quality Improvement) / Quality
Assurance
3 years 3 years Mag,
Ppr
Statute of Limitations for health
providers is 3 years; 13 CCR
1100.7, UFC §104.3.2, §104.3.4,
GC §34090
Fire / EMS FR-012
HIPAA Policies and Procedures
(Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act)
Superseded
+ 6 years
Superseded
+ 6 years
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes:
After 1
year
45 CFR 164.530(j)
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Office of
Record
Records
Series # Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Fire /
Admin. &
EMS
FR-013
Patient Care Reports / PCRs /
Paramedic Release Forms (EMS
transportation) / Consent Form with
Assignment of Benefits: ADULTS
AND JUVENILES
20 years 20 years
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes:
After 1
year
Department Preference; adults
required for 7 years; minors until 1
year after age 18, but not less than
7 years; 10 years is recommended
by AHIMA for "healthcare
providers"; Statute of Limitations
for health providers is 3 years;
CCP §340.5, GC §34090; H&S
§§1797.98(e) 123145; 42 CFR
482.24(b); 9 CCR 9444, 22 CCR
70751(c) & 71551(c); 22 CCR
70751(c), 71551(c), 73543(a),
74731(a), 75055(a), 75343(a),
77143(a), W&I 14124.1; CMS Pub.
100-4, Chapter 1, Section 110.3
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Office of
Record
Records
Series # Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
FIRE MARSHAL / FIRE PREVENTION
Fire / Fire
Prevention
Admin. /
Public
Works
FR-014
Annual Fire Inspection Notices /
Citations / Notice of Violations
(Approvals, Inspections, Fires,
Modification / Alternative Methods
or Materials)
Fire Permit(Construction Permits), and
Occupancy inspections are maintained
in Public Works Address Files
Life of the
Structure or
Activity, or
Minimum 5
years,
Whichever is
Longer
Life of the
Structure or
Activity, or
Minimum 5
years,
Whichever is
Longer
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I
Yes:
After QC
& OD
Department preference; California
Fire Code requires 5 years or Life
of the Structure or Activity, for
Approvals, Inspections, Fires,
Modification / Alternative Methods
or Materials; CFC §§ 104.6 –
104.6.4; GC §34090
Fire / Fire
Marshal
Admin.
FR-016 Fire Investigations - Arson &
Capital Crimes Only
PP
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I
Yes:
After QC
& OD
Department preference (Capital
Crimes have no statute of
limitations); GC §34090 et seq.
Fire / Fire
Marshal
Admin.
FR-017 Fire Investigations - OTHER Than
Arson & Capital Crimes
Minimum 5
years
Minimum 5
years
Mag,
Ppr
Department preference; GC
§34090 et seq.
Fire / Fire
Prevention
Admin.
FR-018 Public Information / Education
(when produced internally)
Minimum 2
years
Minimum 2
years
Mag,
Ppr
Department Preference; GC
§34090
Fire / Fire
Prevention
Admin.
FR-019 Weed Abatement / Vegetation
Abatement
Minimum 2
years
Minimum 2
years
Mag,
Ppr
Department Preference; GC
§34090
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Office of
Record
Records
Series # Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
OPERATIONS / SUPPRESSION
Fire / Ops FR-020 Apparatus, Equipment & Vehicle
Records & Testing
Surplus + 2
years
Surplus + 2
years
Mag,
Ppr
Department Preference to be in
compliance with NFPA Standards
for in-service automotive fire
apparatus ; NFPA 1911.4.7.3 &
Annex C.5, GC §34090
Fire / Ops FR-021 Daily Log Books Minimum 2
years
Minimum 2
years
Ppr GC §34090
Fire / Ops FR-023
Employee Training File (by
employee)
Individual Training Certificates,
Continuing Education for
Paramedics
Separation +
5 years
Separation +
5 years
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes:
When
Inactive
Department preference; Calif.
Labor Division is required to keep
their OSHA records 7 years;
EEOC/FLSA/ADEA (Age) requires
3 years for promotion, demotion,
transfer, selection, or discharge;
State Law requires 2 -3 years for
personnel actions; 8 CCR §3203
et seq., 29 CFR 1627.3(b)(1), LC
§6429(c); GC §§12946, 12960,
34090, 53235.2(b)
Fire / Ops FR-024 Fire Hydrant Valve Exercises /
Notice of Deficiency
Minimum 10
years
Minimum 10
years
Mag,
Ppr
Department Preference; GC
§34090
Fire /
Admin. &
Ops
FR-025 Fire Incident RMS Database
Indefinite -
Life of the
Structure or
Activity, or
Minimum 5
years,
Whichever is
Longer
Indefinite -
Life of the
Structure or
Activity, or
Minimum 5
years,
Whichever is
Longer
Yes Mag,
Ppr
Data is interrelated; If used for
Inspections, California Fire Code
requires 5 years or Life of the
Structure or Activity for Approvals,
Inspections, Fires, Modification /
Alternative Methods or Materials;
CFC §§ 104.6 – 104.6.4; GC
§34090
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Office of
Record
Records
Series # Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Fire / Ops FR-033 Fire Incident Reports 3 years 3 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090
Fire / Ops FR-026 Fire Training Center - Waivers of
Liability 2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090
Fire / Ops FR-027 ISO Insurance Ratings 15 years 15 years Mag, Ppr
Department Preference (rated
every 10 years); GC §34090
Fire / Ops FR-028 Pre-plan Sheets When
Superseded
When
Superseded
Yes:
Before
Event
Mag,
Ppr
Preliminary drafts; GC §34090 et
seq.
Fire /
Admin. &
Ops
FR-029
Programs and Projects (e.g. Cadet,
CPR Program, Fire Service Day,
etc.)
Minimum 2
years
Minimum 2
years
Mag,
Ppr
Department Preference; GC §
34090 et seq.
Fire / Ops FR-030 Training Database / Log (Target
Solutions)
Indefinite -
Minimum 5
years
Indefinite -
Minimum 5
years
Mag,
Ppr
Data is interrelated; Ethics &
Harassment Prevention Training is
5 years; Calif. Labor Division is
required to keep their OSHA
records 7 years;
EEOC/FLSA/ADEA (Age) requires
3 years for promotion, demotion,
transfer, selection, or discharge;
State Law requires 4 years for
personnel actions; 8 CCR §3203
et seq., 29 CFR 1627.3(b)(ii), LC
§6429(c); GC §§12946, 12960,
34090, 53235.2(b), 53237.2(b)
Fire / Ops FR-031
Vehicle Safety Checks / Daily
Vehicle Inspections / Daily
Equipment Checks (Fire Vehicles
Only)
Minimum 2
years
Minimum 2
years
Ppr GC §34090
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (CUPA - Certified Unified Program Agency) Health &
Environmental
Control
H&EC-001.1 Address Files: Inspections &
Permits
PP Yes
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes: After
QC & OD
Department Preference; GC
§34090
Health &
Environmental
Control
H&EC-001
Aboveground Storage Tanks
Inspections, Integrity Testing,
Maintenance, Repairs
20 years 20 years Mag, Ppr
Department Preference;
applies to both Tier I and Tier
II Tanks; (Tier II tanks are
required to have an integrity
test every 20 years); GC
§34090
Health &
Environmental
Control
H&EC-004
Animal Control Notices to Comply,
Warning Letters / Notices / Citation
Books
2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090
Health &
Environmental
Control
H&EC-005 Animal Licenses / Dog Licenses 2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090 Health &
Environmental
Control
H&EC-005.1
Animals - Record of All Efforts to
Contact Owner and/or Microchip’s
Primary Registrant
2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr FA §§31108.3 and 31752.1;
GC §34090
Health &
Environmental
Control
H&EC-006 Backflow: Water System
Backflows / Cross- Connection 5 years 5 years
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes (after
2 years)
Department preference;
Meets California Department
of Health requirements (3
years); GC §34090; 17 CCR
7605(f)
Health &
Environmental
Control
H&EC-008
CalARP (California Accidental
Release Prevention) Risk
Management Reviews, Comments
When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Mag, Ppr
City is not lead agency; given
back to facility; Facility Owner
re-certifies every 5 years.
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Health &
Environmental
Control
H&EC-009
Retail Food Facilities: Catering
Truck Permits, Inspections,
Citations, Violations
2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090
Health &
Environmental
Control
H&EC-012 Free Sale Letters / Food Shipping
Certificates 2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090
Health &
Environmental
Control
H&EC-015
Hazardous Waste Manifests /
Certificates of Disposal (In
Address Files)
5 yearsPP
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC & OD
Department Preference; 40
CFR 262.40, 8 CCR
3204(d)(1)(A), 22 CCR
66262.40
Health &
Environmental
Control
H&EC-016 Jail Inspections (Temporary
Holding Facility) 2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090
Health &
Environmental
Control
H&EC-016.1 Liens and ReleasesPP Mag, Ppr GC §34090(a)
Health &
Environmental
Control
H&EC-013 Monitoring Well Permits /
Groundwater Quality / Infiltration
PP
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
1 year
Department Preference; GC
§34090 et. seq.
Finance /
Accounting H&EC-017 Permitted Uses / Health Permit
Inspection Database (Envision)
Indefinite -
Minimum 5
years
Indefinite -
Minimum 5
years
Yes Mag
Data Fields / Records are
interrelated; meets municipal
government auditing
standards; GC §34090
Health &
Environmental
Control
H&EC-018
Permitted Uses Billing / Invoices
& Reconciliations (Food,
Garment, Hazardous Materials,
Underground Storage Tanks, etc.)
5 years 5 years
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes (after
2 years)
Department Preference
(meets municipal government
records); GC §34090
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Health &
Environmental
Control
H&EC-019
Permitted Uses / Occupancy
Inspections: Hazardous Materials /
USTs (Salmon)
PP
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes (after
2 years)
Department Preference;
CUPA Inspections are
required for 5 years; 27 CCR
15185 & 15280; GC §34090
Health &
Environmental
Control
H&EC-020
Permitted Uses / Occupancy
Inspections: Food Processing
Occupancies (Green)
Change of
Occupant + 2
years
Change of
Occupant + 2
years
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes (after
2 years)
Department Preference; GC
§34090
Health &
Environmental
Control
H&EC-021
Permitted Uses / Occupancy
Inspections: Garment Assembly
Occupancies (Gold)
Change of
Occupant + 2
years
Change of
Occupant + 2
years
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes (after
2 years)
Department Preference; GC
§34090
Health &
Environmental
Control
H&EC-022
Permitted Uses / Occupancy
Inspections: Light Use
Occupancies - No Permits
Required (White)
Change of
Occupant + 2
years
Change of
Occupant + 2
years
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes (after
2 years)
Department Preference; GC
§34090
Health &
Environmental
Control
H&EC-023
Permitted Uses / Occupancy
Inspections: Solid Waste /
Recycling
Change of
Occupant + 2
years
Change of
Occupant + 2
years
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes (after
2 years)
Department Preference; GC
§34090
Health &
Environmental
Control
H&EC-024 Pest Control / Pesticide Use
Reports 2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr
Department Preference
(agricultural pesticide records
are required for 2 years); 3
CCR 6623, GC §34090
Health &
Environmental
Control
H&EC-025
Remediation Cases / Studies and
Reports, Contamination Data,
Permits for Soil Boring, Site Safety
Plans, etc.
PP
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes (after
2 years)
Department Preference; GC
§34090
Health &
Environmental
Control
H&EC-026
Solid Waste Franchise Hauler
Permits / Recycling Permits / Truck
Inspections
Expiration + 2
years
Expiration +
2 years Mag, Ppr Department Preference; GC §34090
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Health &
Environmental
Control
H&EC-026.1 Solid Waste Franchise Payments 10 years 10 years Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes (after
2 years)
Department Preference
(exceeds municipal
government auditing
standards; GC §34090
Health &
Environmental
Control
H&EC-027
Solid Waste Tonnage Reports / AB
939 Compliance / SB 1383
Compliance (Organic Waste
Collection and Recycling)
5 years 5 years
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes (after
2 years)
Department preference; SB
1383 compliance is required
for 5 years; Low-Carbon Fuel
Standard regulations credits
can be received for 10 years,
and are eligible for an
extension; 14 CCR §
18995;.2 H&S §39730.7 GC
§34090
Health &
Environmental
Control
H&EC-028 Stormwater Illicit Discharges Minimum 5
years
Minimum 5
years
Mag, Ppr
Department Preference;
Monitoring records required
for 3 years; 40 CFR
§§122.21, 122.41, 122.44;
CCP §337 et seq.
Health &
Environmental
Control
H&EC-030
Underground Storage Tanks
UST Monitoring, Inspections
7 years 7 years Mag, Ppr
Monitoring and Maintenance
records are required on site
for 3 years, 6 ½ years for
cathodic protection
maintenance, 5 years for
calibration & maintenance of
release detection systems;
23 CCR 2712(b); H&S
§25284.2(i)
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Health &
Environmental
Control
H&EC-031
Underground Storage Tanks (CityOwned and/or Privately Owned) Locations, Soil Remediation,
Monitoring Well Records
PP
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
1 year
Department Preference
(required for the life of the
tank); 23 CCR 2712(b), H&S
§25284.2(i); GC §34090 et.
seq.
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
HUMAN RESOURCES
Human
Resources HR-001
1095-C, 1094-C (EmployerProvided Health Insurance
Offer and Coverage &
Transmittal Form)
5 years 5 years Mag, Ppr
Department Preference;
Instructions state "Generally,
keep copies of information
returns you filed with the IRS
or have the ability to
reconstruct the data for at
least 3 years, from the due
date of the returns"; GC
§34090
Human
Resources HR-002
Background File
(SUCCESSFUL)
Except for Police Dept.
Separation +
6 years
Separation +
6 years Mag, Ppr
Department preference;
State law requires 4 years;
29 CFR 1602.31 &
1627.3(b)(1), GC §§ 3105,
12946, 12960, 34090; 29
USC 1113; 8 CCR
§11040.7(7)(C)
Human
Resources HR-003
Background File
(UNSUCCESSFUL)
Except for Police Dept.
4 years 4 years Mag, Ppr
State law requires 4 years;
29 CFR 1602.31 &
1627.3(b)(1), GC §§ 3105,
12946, 12960, 34090; 29
USC 1113; 8 CCR
§11040.7(7)(C)
Human
Resources HR-004
Classification / Reorganization
Studies (for employee
classifications and department
structures)
Minimum 3
years
Minimum 3
years
Mag, Ppr
Bureau of National Affairs
recommends 2 years for all
supplementary Personnel
records; Wage rate tables are
1 or 2 years; State requires 2
years; 29 CFR 516.6, 29 CFR
1602.14, GC §§12946,
12960, 34090
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Human
Resources HR-005 Compensation Surveys & Studies
Minimum 3
years
Minimum 3
years
Mag, Ppr
Department preference;
PERS requires 5 years for
Compensation Earnable
(usually compensation is
adopted via Resolution of the
City Council); Bureau of
National Affairs recommends
2 years for all supplementary
Personnel records; Wage rate
tables are 1 or 2 years; State
requires 2 years; 29 CFR
516.6(2), 29 CFR 1602.14, 2
CCR 270.5; GC §§12946,
12960, 34090
Human
Resources HR-006
California Civil Rights
Department (CRD) /
Department of Fair
Employment & Housing (DFEH
or EEOC) Claims / Harassment
Claims
Final
Disposition +
4 years
Final
Disposition +
4 years
Mag, Ppr
All State and Federal laws
require retention until final
disposition of formal
complaint; State requires 4
years after "fully and finally
disposed"; 2 CCR 1101(c);
GC §§12946, 12960, 34090
Human
Resources HR-007 DMV Pull Notices (All, Including Fire & PD) When
Superseded,
or Upon
Separation
When
Superseded,
or Upon
Separation
Mag, Ppr Department Preference; GC
§34090
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Human
Resources HR-008 Drug & Alcohol Test Results (All - Positives and Negatives) 5 years 5 years Mag Ppr Department preference;
D.O.T. Requires 5 years for
positive tests, 1 year for
negative tests;
EEOC/FLSA/ADEA (Age)
requires 3 years physical
examinations; State Law
requires 2 years; 29 CFR
1627.3(b)(1)(v), GC §§12946,
12960, 34090; 49 CFR
655.71 et seq.; 49 CFR
382.401 et seq. 49 CFR
653.71
Human
Resources HR-009
Tuition Reimbursement
Determination Memorandas
(Employee is in Good
Standing)
Employee in
Good
Standing + 5
years
Employee in
Good
Standing + 5
years
Mag, Ppr
Department Preference;
Meets Municipal Government
Auditing Standards; Statute of
Limitations is 4 years; CCP
§337 et. seq., GC §34090
Human
Resources HR-010 Grievance Files Separation + 6 years
Separation +
6 years Mag, Ppr
Department Preference;
EEOC/FLSA/ADEA (Age)
requires 3 years for
promotion, demotion,
transfer, selection, or
discharge; State Law requires
4 years; 29 CFR 1602.31 &
1627.3(b)(1), GC §§ 3105,
12946, 12960, 34090; 29
USC 1113
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Human
Resources HR-011 I-9s Separation + 3 years
Separation +
3 years Mag Ppr
Required for 1 year from
termination or 3 years from
hiring, whichever is later;
EEOC / FLSA / ADEA (Age)
requires 3 years for "any
other forms of employment
inquiry"; State Law requires 2 -
3 years; 8 CFR 274a.2; 29
CFR 1627.3(b)(1); GC
§§12946, 12960, 34090
Human
Resources HR-011.1 Investigator Contracts Completion + 5 years Completion +
5 years Mag Ppr Department preference; CCP §337 et. seq., GC §34090 Human
Resources HR-012 Job Descriptions / Classification Specifications Minimum
Superseded
+ 4 years
Minimum
Superseded
+ 4 years
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After QC & OD
Department Preference;
statute of limitations for
EEOC/FLSA/ADEA (Age)
requires 3 years for
promotion, demotion,
transfer, selection, or
discharge; State Law requires
4 years; 29 CFR 1602.31 &
1627.3(b)(ii), GC §§12946,
12960, 34090
Human
Resources HR-013
Labor Relations Files
(Negotiation Notes,
Correspondence, Interpretation
of MOU Provisions,
Documentation, etc.)
4 years 4 years Mag, Ppr Department Preference; GC
§34090
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Human
Resources HR-014
OSHA Logs & Citations -
OSHA Log 200, 300, 301,
301A, etc.
5 years 5 years Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC & OD
Calif. Labor Division is
required to keep their records
7 years; OSHA requires 5
years; State law requires 2
years; 8 CCR 14300.33; 8
CCR §3203(b)(1), GC
§34090.7; LC §6429c
Human
Resources HR-015
Personnel Files - Employee
File
Includes Application,
Evaluations, Policies, Oaths of
Office, PAFs (Personnel
Action Forms), Harassment
Prevention Training
Certificates, etc.
Separation +
6 years
Separation +
6 years
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC & OD
Department Preference;
statute of limitations for
retirement benefits is 6 years
from last action;
EEOC/FLSA/ADEA (Age)
requires 3 years for
promotion, demotion,
transfer, selection, or
discharge; State Law requires
4 years; 29 CFR 1602.31 &
1627.3(b)(1), GC §§ 3105,
12946, 12960, 34090;
53237.2(b), LC 1198.5
Human
Resources HR-016
Personnel Files - Medical File
(all employees, including
retiree files)
Pre-employment Health
Clearances, ADA
Accommodations, Respirator
Fit Tests, etc.
Separation +
6 years
24 years, or
Termination
of Benefits
+ 5 years,
whichever is
longer
Separation +
30 years, or
Termination
of Benefits +
5 years,
whichever is
longer
Yes: Until
Separation
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC & OD
Department preference; Files
maintained separately;
Claims can be made for 30
years for toxic substance
exposure; 8 CCR §3204(d)(1)
et seq., 8 CCR 5144, 29 CFR
1910.1020(d)(1)(i), GC
§§12946, 12960, 34090
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Human
Resources HR-016.1 Public Self-Insurer's Annual Report 5 years 5 years Mag Ppr Meets auditing standards; GC §34090 Human
Resources HR-017
Recruitment and Testing File
(Includes Advertisements,
Applications for Unsuccessful
Candidates, Interview Notes,
Job Brochures, Test Data,
Testing Analysis & statistical
Metric, Job Analysis, Rating
Sheets, Scantrons, etc.)
Hiring
Decision + 4
years
Hiring
Decision + 4
years
Mag, Ppr
Department preference;
EEOC/FLSA/ADEA (Age)
requires 3 years for
promotion, demotion,
transfer, selection, or
discharge; State Law requires
4 years; 29 CFR 1602.31 &
1627.3(b)(1), 8 CCR
§3204(d)(1) et seq., GC
§§12946, 12960, 34090
Human
Resources HR-017.1 Recruitment Database (NeoGov) 5 years 5 years Mag, Ppr Department preference; Per
NeoGov Policy; State
requires 4 years; 29 CFR
1627.3(b)(1), 29 CFR
1602.14. 2 CCR 11013(c);
GC §§12946, 12960, 34090
Human
Resources HR-017.2 Safety Committee Meetings 2 years 3 years 5 years Mag, Mfr, OD, Ppr S
Yes: When
Inactive
Department preference; 8
CCR §3203 et seq., 29 CFR
1627.3(b)(1), LC §6429(c);
GC §§12946, 12960, 34090
Human
Resources HR-018
Studies & Surveys - Informal -
Conducted on Behalf of the
City (Sick Leave, Attrition,
Benefits, etc.)
When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Mag, Ppr
Preliminary drafts not retained
in the ordinary course of
business; GC §34090
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Human
Resources HR-018.5
Verifications of Employment,
Child Support, etc. (From
lenders or other outside
companies)
When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Mag Ppr
Not an Agency record /
Content does NOT relate in a
substantive way to the
conduct of the public's
business; GC §34090 et seq
Human
Resources HR-019 Workers Compensation Claim Runs / Monthly Reports 5 years 5 years Mag Ppr Meets auditing standards; GC §34090 Human
Resources HR-020
Workers Compensation Claims
(Includes all Accident, or Injury
Reports from Employees)
Separation +
10 years
20 years, or
Termination
of Benefits
+ 5 years,
whichever is
longer
Separation +
30 years, or
Termination
of Benefits +
5 years,
whichever is
longer
Yes: Until
Separation
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC & OD
Department preference; Files
maintained separately;
Claims can be made for 30
years for toxic substance
exposure; 8 CCR §3204(d)(1)
et seq., 29 CFR
1910.1020(d)(1)(i), GC
§§12946, 12960, 34090
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Information
Technology IT-001
Backups / Computer Backups
(ALL Disaster Recovery Computer
Backups)
When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Yes Mag.
Used for Disaster Recovery
Purposes Only; Considered a
copy and can be destroyed
when no longer required; tapes
are in autochangers and are
overwritten; GC §34090 et seq.
Information
Technology IT-002.1 Enterprise System Catalogue (listing of software posted on line) When
Superseded
When
Superseded Ppr GC §34090
Information
Technology IT-003 Network Configuration Maps & Plans
When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Yes Mag.
Preliminary documents not
retained in the ordinary course of
business; GC §34090 et seq.
Information
Technology IT-004
UNALTERABLE MEDIA /
IMMUTABLE CLOUD BACKUP /
WORM / DVD-r / CD-r / Blue RayR or other unalterable media that does not permit additions,
deletions, or changes
PP OD
For legal compliance for
Trustworthy Electronic Records
(when the electronic record
serves as the official record);
must be stored in a "safe and
separate location"; GC 34090,
12168.7, EVC 1550, 2 CCR
22620 et seq.
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Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
POLICE ADMINISTRATION
Police /
Admin PD-001.1 Animal Control: Bite Reports / Rabies Control Records 3 years 3 years Mag, Ppr Department Preference; GC §34090 et seq.
Police /
Admin PD-001.2 False Alarm Reports & Billing Minimum 5 years Minimum 5
years
Mag
Department preference; Meets
municipal government auditing
requirements; GC §34090 et seq.
Police /
Admin PD-001.3
Subpoenas - provided by DA in
DocuPeak (Personal Appearance
or Duces Tecum)
Minimum 2
years
Minimum 2
years
Mag, Ppr GC §34090
CAD / DISPATCH
Police /
Commun. PD-001
Audio Recordings or Tapes -
(CAD/RMS) Recordings of
Telephone & Radio
Communications Dispatch Tapes
(CAD)
Minimum
180 days
Minimum
180 days Mag
Department Preference
(consortium standard); legally
mandated for 100 days; (may be
discoverable or made public in
some circumstances), GC
§§34090, 34090.6
DETECTIVE BUREAU
Police /
Detectives PD-002 Investigation Files and Arrest Files
Transfer to
Records
Transfer to
Records Mag, Ppr
Final reports and records are
transferred to the case file stored
in Records; GC §34090 et seq.
PATROL
Police /
Patrol PD-003
Canine (Police Service Dogs)
Program Files / Training Files:
Animal Files
Separation +
3 years
Separation +
3 years Mag, Ppr
3 years is required for animal
care / treatment records; FA
§32003(e), PC §597.1(d); GC
§34090 et seq.
Police /
Patrol PD-004
Canine (Police Service Dogs)
Program Files: Action Reports,
Monthly Reports
5 years 5 years Mag, Ppr Department preference; GC
§34090 et seq.
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Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Police /
Patrol PD-004.5 Drone (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) Recordings When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Mag
Does not record regular and
ongoing operations; GC
§34090.6 et seq,
Police /
Patrol PD-005 Extra Patrol requests 2 years 2 years Mag Department preference;
Preliminary drafts not retained in
the ordinary course of business;
GC §34090 et seq.
Police /
Patrol PD-038 Field Investigation Cards (FI's) After Entry into RMS 2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr Department preference
(Preliminary Drafts entered into
RMS database); GC§ 34090 et
seq.
Police /
Patrol PD-006 PAS Device Calibration Logs 5 years 5 years Mag, Ppr Department preference; GC §34090 et seq.
Police /
Patrol PD-007 Ride-A-Long Waivers 2 years 2 years Mag Department preference; GC §34090 et seq.
Police /
Patrol PD-008 Scheduling / Telestaff Database
Indefinite -
Minimum 5
years
Indefinite -
Minimum 5
years
Yes Mag Data Fields / Records are
interrelated; GC §34090
Police /
Patrol PD-009 Traffic Control: Radar Calibration Records 2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090 et seq.
Police /
Patrol PD-010 Watch Commander Logs 2 years 2 years Mag
Department preference;
Preliminary drafts not retained in
the ordinary course of business;
GC §34090 et seq.
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS UNIT
Police /
PSU PD-011
Department Policies &
Procedures / Operation
Directives / General Orders /
Lexipol (Department Policies and
Procedures)
Minimum 5
years
Minimum 5
years
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After superseded
Department Preference; GC §
34090 et seq.
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Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Police /
PSU PD-012
Internal Affairs Investigations -
Individual Officers / Complaints
Against Officers WITHOUT
Sustained Finding of
Misconduct as defined in PC
§832.7
(May include criminal acts, moral
turpitude, complaints generated
from a civilian)
Final
Disposition +
5 years
Final
Disposition +
5 years
Mag, Ppr
Consistent with Lexipol Policy;
State requires for at least 5 years
for Civilian complaints; other
State & Federal laws require
retention until final disposition of
formal complaint; State requires
2 years after action is taken;
Statute of Limitations is 4 years
after the discovery of the offense
for misconduct in office; PC
801.5, 803(c), 832.5 EVC §
1045(b)(1), GC §§12946, 12960,
34090; VC §2547
Police /
PSU PD-012.1
Internal Affairs Investigations -
Individual Officers / Complaints
Against Officers WITH
Sustained Finding of
Misconduct as defined in PC
§832.7
Final
Disposition +
15 years
Final
Disposition +
15 years
Mag, Ppr
Individual petitions Court ("Shall"
Destroy); GC §34090; PC
§§236.14(k); 236.15(k)
Police /
PSU PD-013 Internal Pursuit Critiques 10 years 10 years Mag, Ppr Department preference; GC §34090 et seq.
Police /
PSU PD-014 Press Releases 2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090 Police /
PSU PD-015 Range Qualifications 5 years 5 years Mag, Ppr Department preference; GC §34090 et seq.
Police /
PSU PD-016 Use of Force Review Incident + 5 years
Incident + 5
years
Mag, Ppr Department preference; GC
§§12946, 12960, 34090
PROPERTY & EVIDENCE
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Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Police /
Property &
Evidence
PD-017 Crime Report Photos
Follows the
Retention
Period of the
Evidence
Follows the
Retention of
the Evidence
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After 1 year
Department Preference; GC
§34090
Police /
Property &
Evidence
PD-018 Gun and Narcotics Destruction
Log (Documents related to) 10 years 10 years Mag, Ppr Department Preference; GC §34090 Police /
Property &
Evidence
PD-019 Lost & Found Property
(Documents related to) 2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090 Police /
Property &
Evidence
PD-020 Property & Evidence Logs 10 years 10 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090 Police /
Property &
Evidence
PD-021 Property Auctions 2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090
RECORDS
Police /
Records PD-022
Administrative Reviews:
Citations / Notice to Appear - ALL
(Parking, Marijuana / Cannabis,
Moving)
3 years 3 years Mag, Ppr Department Preference; GC
§34090 et seq.
Police /
Records PD-023 Case Log Books / Proof of cases filed prior to 1999 Minimum 2
years
Minimum 2
years
Mag, Ppr Department Preference; GC
§34090
Police /
Records PD-024
Citations / Notice to Appear - ALL
(Parking, Marijuana / Cannabis,
Moving)
3 years 3 years Mag, Ppr Department Preference; GC
§34090 et seq.
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Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Police /
Records PD-025
CRIME REPORTS / INCIDENT
REPORTS:
ALL FELONIES &
MISDEMEANORS, Except
Those Specifically Mentioned
in the Schedule
e.g., Burglaries, Domestic
Violence, Traffic Collision, 5150,
Detention Reports, etc.
Minimum 10
years
Minimum 10
years
Yes Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S/M/I Yes: After 3 years
Provided there are no
outstanding warrants,
unrecovered identifiable items,
criminal deaths, they are not
historically significant, and it is
not classified under PC §800 &
290 Stat. of Limit. is 2 yrs;
Destroy juvenile marijuana after
age18; H&S §11361.5, GC
§34090, PC §802, PC §§187,
800 et seq.
Police /
Records PD-026
CRIME REPORTS / INCIDENT
REPORTS:
Factually Innocent Petition
Accepted Records Sealed
Pending Destruction - Except
those with outstanding stolen
property, including firearms, or
lost firearms
Date of
Arrest + 3
years
Date of
Arrest + 3
years
Yes: Before
Disposition
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S/M/I Yes: After 3 years
Individual petitions District
Attorney; Sheriff concurs that
person is factually innocent, then
seals record ("Shall" Destroy);
GC §34090; PC §851.8(a)
Police /
Records PD-027
CRIME REPORTS / INCIDENT
REPORTS:
Firearms entered into CLETS
(if not Permanent Retention) -
Found / Recovered Firearms
Firearm
Found or
Recovered
Firearm
Found or
Recovered
Yes Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S/M/I Yes: After 3 years
PC§ 11108.2(b); GC§ 34090
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Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Police /
Records PD-028
CRIME REPORTS / INCIDENT
REPORTS:
IF IMAGED, Capital Crimes /
Homicides / Major Crimes /
Serious Felonies / Sex Crimes /
Child Abuse / Fatals / Felony
DNA (Crimes Subject to the
Death Penalty), Sex Crimes (PC
§288, 290, WIC 707(b)), PC
803(h)
PP Yes Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S/M/I Yes: After 3 years
Department Preference; DOJ
retains CACI (Child Abuse
Central Index) information for
adults 100 years; others have no
limitations on commencement of
action; Courts keep permanently
PC §§ 261, 286, 288, 288a,
288.5, 289, 289.5, 290, 799,
803(h), 11169 et seq.; 11170(a);
WIC 707(b)
Police /
Records PD-029
CRIME REPORTS / INCIDENT
REPORTS:
Juvenile Child Abuse or
Severe Neglect
Date of
Incident + 10
years,
If No
Subsequent
Reports
Date of
Incident + 10
years,
If No
Subsequent
Reports
Yes: Before
Disposition
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S/M/I Yes: After 3 years
PC §§11169(i); 11170(a); GC
§34090
Police /
Records PD-030
CRIME REPORTS / INCIDENT
REPORTS:
Misdemeanor or Infraction -
Adult Marijuana / Cannabis -
H&S §11357(b)(c)(d)(e) or H&S
§11360(b) (with procedure in
H&S §11361.5) - Except those
with outstanding stolen property,
including firearms, or lost
firearms, serious felonies, or
synthetic cannabis
2 years 2 years Yes: Before
Disposition
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S/M/I Yes: After 2 years
("Shall" Destroy); H&S §11361.5;
GC §34090
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Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Police /
Records PD-031
CRIME REPORTS / INCIDENT
REPORTS:
Misdemeanor or Infraction -
Juvenile Marijuana / Cannabis -
H&S §11357 - Except those with
outstanding stolen property,
including firearms, or lost
firearms, serious felonies, or
synthetic cannabis
Conviction
or Arrest (if
No
Conviction)
+ 2 years
Conviction
or Arrest (if
No
Conviction)
+ 2 years
Yes: Before
Disposition
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S/M/I Yes: After 2 years
(Courts and other Agencies
"Shall" Destroy); H&S §11361.5;
GC §34090
Police /
Records PD-032
CRIME REPORTS / INCIDENT
REPORTS:
Misdemeanor or Infraction
Marijuana / Cannabis §11357(de)
- Juvenile on School Grounds
during School Hours (with
procedure in H&S §11361.5)
Offender is
18 Years
Old
Offender is
18 Years
Old
Yes Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S/M/I Yes: After 2 years
(Courts and other Agencies
"Shall" destroy); H&S§ 11361.5
et seq., 11357(de)
Police /
Records PD-033
CRIME REPORTS / INCIDENT
REPORTS:
Missing Persons (Returned)
Until CLETS
Entry No
Longer
Exists -
Minimum 2
years
Until CLETS
Entry No
Longer
Exists -
Minimum 2
years
Yes: Before
Disposition
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S/M/I Yes: After 2 years
Department Preference; GC
§34090
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Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Police /
Records PD-034
CRIME REPORTS / INCIDENT
REPORTS:
Sealed Adult, Juvenile and
Ward Cases - Except those with
Except Childhood Sexual
Assault Child Abuse or Severe
Neglect, (Substantiated),
outstanding stolen property,
including firearms, or lost
firearms
Sealing Date
+ 5 years
(Or Court
Order)
Sealing Date
+ 5 years (or
Court Order)
Yes: Before
Disposition
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S/M/I Yes: After 3 years
Sealed records for juveniles and
wards of the Court must be
destroyed 5 years after sealing
date; CCP §§340.1, GC §34090;
W&I §§389(a), 781(d)
Police /
Records PD-034.1
CRIME REPORTS / SEALED
RECORDS:
Sealed Juvenile and Ward
Cases - Childhood Sexual
Assault
Age of
Majority + 22
years
Age of
Majority + 22
years
Yes: Before
Disposition
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr CCP §§340.1, GC §34090
Police /
Records PD-034.5
CRIME REPORTS / INCIDENT
REPORTS:
Vacatur Relief Granted by
Court - Victim of Human
Trafficking (Nonviolent Crimes)
Court Order
+ 1 year
Court Order
+ 1 year
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S/M/I Yes: After 3 years
Individual petitions Court ("Shall"
Destroy); GC §34090; PC
§§236.14(k); 236.15(k)
Police /
Records PD-035
Crime Statistics / National
Incident-Based Reporting
System (NIBRS) / Uniform Crime
Reports (UCR) - Summaries
(BCS)
2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr Filed on line with the State; GC §34090
Police /
Records PD-036 Due Diligence Reports (for warrants) 2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090 VERNON, CA. ©1995-2017 Gladwell Governmental Services, Inc. - all rights reserved Do not duplicate or distribute without prior written permission from GGS (909) 337-3516 Adopted:
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Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Police /
Records PD-036.1
Logs: CR Log, Front Counter
Log, Tow Yard Confirmation,
Records Checks for
Backgrounds
2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090
Police /
Records PD-039 NCIC Validation 2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090 Police /
Records PD-040
Officer Recordings: Mobile
Audio Video (MAV) Recordings -
that are NOT evidence, includes
"hip recorders"
1 year 1 year Mag
Those segments of videos that
are determined to be evidence
are retained as evidence; Lexipol
requires 1 year; GC §34090.6 et
seq.
Police /
Records PD-041 Pitchess Motions Notifications 2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090 Police /
Records PD-042 Police RMS Database
Indefinite -
Follows
Retention of
the Crime
Report
Indefinite -
Follows
Retention of
the Crime
Report
Yes Mag Data Fields / Records are
interrelated; GC §34090
Police /
Records PD-043 Registrants: Arson - Adults 5 years P, or Death of Registrant P, or Death
of Registrant
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S/M/I Yes: After 5 years
Department preference; Pursuant
to PC §457.1 et seq.; required to
register for life; If released from
CYA, records are destroyed after
age 25 or sealing pursuant to
W&I §781; GC §34090.7
Police /
Records PD-044
Registrants: Arson - Juveniles
released from California Youth
Authority
Age 25 or
Sealing Date
+ 5 years
Age 25 or
Sealing Date
+ 5 years
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S/M/I Yes: After QC & OD
Pursuant to PC §457.1 et seq.; If
released from CYA, records are
destroyed after age 25 or sealing
pursuant to W&I §781; GC
§34090.7
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Police /
Records PD-044.2 Registrants: Gang Adults Minimum 5 years Minimum 5
years
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After QC & OD
Department Preference
(registration pursuant to PC
186.3(a)); GC §34090
Police /
Records PD-044.3 Registrants: Gang Juveniles Sealing Date + 5 years Sealing Date
+ 5 years
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S / I Yes: After QC & OD
Department Preference
(registration pursuant to PC
186.3(a)); Records are destroyed
pursuant to W&I §781;GC
§34090
Police /
Records PD-045 Registrants: Narcotic 5 years 5 years Mag, Ppr Department Preference;
Registration is required for 5
years; GC §34090, H&S §11590
et seq., H&S §11594(a)
Police /
Records PD-046 Registrants: Sex Offenders - Adults
P, or Death
of Registrant
P, or Death
of Registrant
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S/M/I Yes: After QC & OD
Department Preference; After
2021, Offenders can petition
Court for removal 10 or 20 years
after offense, provided there are
no subsequent offenses;
Pursuant to PC §290 et seq.
Police /
Records PD-047 Registrants: Sex Offenders -
Juveniles
P
or Sealing
Date + 5
years (or
Court Order)
P
or Sealing
Date + 5
years (or
Court Order)
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr S/M/I Yes: After QC & OD
Department Preference; After
2021, Offenders can petition
Court for removal 10 or 20 years
after offense, provided there are
no subsequent offenses;
Pursuant to PC §290 et seq.;
W&I 781(d)
Police /
Records PD-049.1
Reports to State or Federal
Agencies: Report to POST
Commission of peace officer
employment, compliant, finding,
disposition, or judgement
pursuant to §PC 13510.9
2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Police /
Records PD-048 Repossession Notices
When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Mag, Ppr
Preliminary drafts not retained in
the ordinary course of business;
GC §34090
Police /
Records PD-049 Restraining Orders Expiration of the Order Expiration of
the Order Mag, Ppr Court records
Police /
Records PD-049.1
STOP Source Data, Audit Log /
Racial and Identity Profiling Act
(RIPA) Annual Report
3 years 3 years Mag, Ppr 11 CCR 999.228; 11 CCR
999.229; GC §34090
Police /
Records PD-051 Subpoenas (Records) 10 years 10 years Mag, Ppr Department preference (Stored in Crime Report File); GC §34090 Police /
Records PD-054 Warrants (Recalled or Served) 2 years 2 years Mag Department preference;; GC §34090 et seq.
TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITY
Police / Jail PD-055 Daily Inspection Log, Juvenile
Log 2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090
Police / Jail PD-056 Monthly Counts, Official Counts 2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090 Police / Jail PD-057 Video Recordings (Temporary
Holding Facility) 1 year 1 year Mag GC §34090.6(a)
TRAINING
Police /
Training PD-058
Background File / Recruitment
File - Police Employees,
Volunteers, & Police Interns
(SUCCESSFUL)
Separation +
5 years
Separation +
5 years Mag, Ppr
City preference; State law
required 4 years; 29 CFR
1602.31 & 1627.3(b)(1), GC §§
3105, 12946, 12960, 34090; 29
USC 1113; 8 CCR
§11040.7(7)(C)
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Police /
Training PD-059
Background File / Recruitment
File - Police Employees,
Volunteers, & Police Interns
(UNSUCCESSFUL)
4 years 4 years Mag, Ppr
State Law requires 4 years; 29
CFR 1602.31 & 1627.3(b)(1), GC
§§ 3105, 12946, 12960, 34090;
29 USC 1113; 8 CCR
§11040.7(7)(C)
Police /
Training PD-060
Personnel Files - Police
Department Employees /
Training Files (By Employee)
Separation +
5 years
Separation +
5 years
Before
Separation Mag, Ppr
City preference; 29 CFR 1602.31
& 1627.3(b)(1), GC §§ 3105,
12946, 12960, 34090; 29 USC
1113
Police /
Training PD-061 Personnel Training Evaluations / Daily Observation Reports When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Mag, Ppr
Preliminary drafts not retained in
the ordinary course of business;
GC §34090 et seq.
Police /
Training PD-062 Respirator Fit Tests & Qualifications - Police Personnel Send to
Human
Resources
Send to
Human
Resources
Yes: Until
Separation
Mag, Mfr,
OD, Ppr
S
Yes: After
Separation
+ 1 year
34090.7
Police /
Training PD-063 Training File Separation + 5 years
Separation +
5 years
Before
Separation Mag, Ppr
City preference; 29 CFR 1602.31
& 1627.3(b)(1), GC §§ 3105,
12946, 12960, 34090; 29 USC
1113
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
BUILDING & SAFETY
Public Works /
Building &
Safety
BL-001 Address AssignmentsPP
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC & OD
Department preference; GC
§34090
Public Works /
Building &
Safety
BL-002 Address Files / Building PermitsPP Yes (all)
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC & OD GC §34090, H&S §19850
Public Works /
Building &
Safety
BL-003 Building Permit Database Indefinite -
Permanent
Indefinite -
Permanent Yes (all) Mag
Data is interrelated; Building
Permits are required for the
Life of the Building ; GC
§34090; H&S §19850
Public Works /
Building &
Safety
BL-004 Building Plans - Cancelled or
Withdrawn
Upon
Expiration,
Cancellation
or Withdrawal
Upon
Expiration,
Cancellation
or
Withdrawal
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC & OD
Department preference;
Preliminary drafts not
retained in the ordinary
course of business; CBC
§104.7; H&S§19850, GC
§34090
Public Works /
Building &
Safety
BL-005
Building Plans - Finalled -
INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL,
MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS,
PLACES OF PUBLIC
ACCOMMODATION, TENANT
IMPROVEMENTS
Includes Grading Plans,
Environmental Assessments /
Phase 1 Environmental
Assessments, Development
SWPPP (Stormwater Pollution
Prevention Plan, v
PP Yes (all)
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC & OD
Department Preference; Law
requires for the life of the
building for commercial only;
CBC and UAC require plans
be retained 180 days from
completion date for
residential and
appurtenances; CBC 104.7 &
107; H&S§19850, GC
§34090
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Public Works /
Building &
Safety
BL-006
Building Plans - Finalled - SINGLE
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL - SFR and
APPURTENANCES
Includes Grading Plans,
Environmental Assessments /
Phase 1 Environmental
Assessments, Development
SWPPP (Stormwater Pollution
Prevention Plan, Groundwater
Quality / Infiltration
PP Yes
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC & OD
Department preference; Site
Plans Only for dwellings less
than 2 stories, garages &
appurtenances,
farms/ranches, 1-story with
bearing walls less than 25';
CBC requires 180 days from
completion date; CBC 104.7
& 107.5, H&S§19850, GC
§34090
Public Works /
Building &
Safety
BL-007 Certificate of Occupancy (CofO)PP Yes (all)
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC & OD
Department Preference; GC
§34090
Public Works /
Building &
Safety
BL-008 Certificate of Occupancy (CofO) -
TEMPORARY
Expiration + 2
years
Expiration +
2 years
Yes (until
expired) Mag, Ppr Department Preference; GC §34090
Public Works /
Building &
Safety
BL-009
Construction Notices /
Inspection Notices
(correction notices, compliance
orders, stop work notices, etc.)
Until Cleared
or Project
Completion
Until Cleared
or Project
Completion
Mag, Ppr
The finalled permit is the final
/ official record; Preliminary
Drafts; GC §34090
Public Works /
Building &
Safety
BL-010 Electrical Service Inspection /
Meter Release
PP Yes (all)
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC & OD GC §34090
Public Works /
Building &
Safety
BL-011
Industrial Wastewater - Approval
Letters, Flow Calculations,
Correspondence, County Permits
PP
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes: After
QC & OD
Department preference; GC
§34090
Public Works /
Building &
Safety
BL-012 Reports: Building Activity
When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Mag, Ppr
Preliminary Drafts (the
database is the original); GC
§34090
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Public Works /
Building &
Safety
BL-013
Requests & Permissions to
Receive Copies of Plans (to and
from Architects)
2 years 2 years
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC & OD
Department preference; GC
§34090
Public Works /
Building &
Safety
BL-014 Uniform Building Codes / California
Building Codes
Minimum
While
Ordinance is
in Force
Minimum
While
Ordinance is
in Force
Mag, Ppr GC §50022.6
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Ver. 5.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: PUBLIC WORKS / CODE ENFORCEMENT Page PW/CE-1 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
CODE ENFORCEMENT
Public Works /
Code EnforcementCE-001 2-year Vacancy NoticesPP
Yes: Until
Resolution
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC & OD
Department preference; GC
§34090
Public Works /
Code EnforcementCE-002 Administrative Citation Hearings / Hardship Waivers
Resolution +
2 years
Resolution +
2 years
Yes: Until
Resolution
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC & OD
Department preference; GC
§34090
Public Works /
Code EnforcementCE-003
Code Enforcement / Abatement
Case Files / Administrative
Citations / Compliance Orders /
Vehicle Abatement (Includes
appeals and Code Enforcement
Complaint Letters)
Excludes Liens (Send to City Clerk)
Minimum
Resolution +
2 years
Minimum
Resolution +
2 years
Yes: Until
Resolution
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC & OD
Department preference; Case
is open until satisfactorily
resolved (some cases are not
resolved); GC §34090
Public Works /
Code EnforcementCE-004 Code Enforcement Database
Indefinite -
Minimum 2
years
Indefinite -
Minimum 2
years
Yes Mag Data Fields / Records are
interrelated; GC §34090
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Ver. 6.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: PUBLIC WORKS / DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Page PW/DS-1 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Public Works /
Development
Services
DS-001
Assessment Rolls / Lighting and
Landscape Districts / Parcel Tax
Rolls / Special District
Assessment Rolls (to Tax
Assessor for Tax Rolls)
5 years 5 years Mag, Ppr
Department preference;
Meets auditing standards; GC
§34090 et seq.
Public Works /
Development
Services
DS-002 Parcel Tax Assessments (Public
Safety Tax) 5 years 5 years Yes: Until
Completion Mag, Ppr
Department preference
(meets municipal government
auditing standards); GC §
34090
Public Works /
Development
Services
DS-003
Parcel Tax Exemption
Applications &
Correspondence (Public Safety
Tax)
Expiration of
Exemption +
5 years
Expiration of
Exemption + 5
years
Yes: Until
Completion Mag, Ppr
Department preference
(meets municipal government
auditing standards); GC §
34090
Public Works /
Development
Services
DS-004
Private Land Development
Projects / Job Files:
Administration File
Construction Inspections,
Correspondence, Photos, Private
Lab Verifications, Testing Lab Final
Reports, etc.
Examples: CUPs, Lot Line
Adjustments, Parcel Maps, Precise
Alignment, Specific Plans, Split Lots,
Subdivisions, Tracts,. TPMs, TSMs
Upon
Completion 10 years Completion + 10 years
Yes: Until
Completed Mag, Ppr
Statute of Limitations for
Errors & Omissions is 10
years; Statute of Limitations:
Contracts & Spec's=4 years,
Wrongful Death=comp. + 5
years, Developers=comp. +
10 years; CCP §337 et. seq.,
GC §34090
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Public Works /
Development
Services
DS-005
Private Land Development
Projects / Job Files: Permanent
Files
Drainage, Grading Plans, Rights of
Way, Soil Reports, Stormwater, etc.
Dedications, Easements,
Abandonments / Vacations (City
Clerk is OFR)
Examples: CUPs, Lot Line
Adjustments, Parcel Maps, Precise
Alignment, Specific Plans, Split Lots,
Subdivisions, Tracts, TPMs, TSMs
Upon
Completion
PP
Yes: Until
Completed
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S/I Yes: After
QC & OD
Department preference;
retained for disaster
preparedness purposes; GC
§34090
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
ENGINEERING
Public Works /
Engineering ENG-001.1
Aboveground Storage Tanks (CityOwned)
Spill Prevention Control and
Countermeasures (SPCC), Inspections,
Integrity Testing
20 years 20 years Mag, Ppr
Department Preference;
applies to both Tier I and Tier
II Tanks; (Tier II tanks are
required to have an integrity
test every 20 years); GC
§34090
Public Works /
Engineering ENG-001 Aerial Maps (Analog / Historical)
PP
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I No Department Preference; GC
§34090
Public Works /
Engineering ENG-002 Benchmarks / Center Line Ties
PP
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S/I Yes: After
QC & OD
Department Preference; GC
§34090
Public Works /
Engineering ENG-003 Bridge Inventory Surveys
PP
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S/I Yes: After
QC & OD
Department Preference; GC
§34090
Public Works /
Engineering ENG-004
Capital Improvement Projects
(CIP): Maintenance Projects (All
Records)
Examples of Maintenance Projects:
Painting, Pavement Overlays, Repairs,
Ramps, Re-Roof, Sidewalk Repairs,
Slurry Seals, etc.
Upon
Completion
5 years or
After
Funding
Agency
Audit, if
required,
whichever is
longer
Completion +
5 years or
After Funding
Agency
Audit, if
required,
whichever is
longer
Yes: Until
Completed Mag, Ppr
Department preference;
Some grant funding agencies
require audits; Statute of
Limitations for Errors &
Omissions is not applicable;
Statute of Limitations:
Contracts & Spec's=4 years;
CCP §337 et. seq., GC
§34090
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Public Works /
Engineering ENG-005
Capital Improvement Projects
(CIP): Administration File / NOT
Scanned - Where Engineering is
the Lead Department
Project Administration, Certified
Payrolls, Community Outreach /
Notifications, Project Schedules,
Progress meetings, Punch Lists, Real
Estate Appraisals, RFIs & Responses,
Temporary Easements, Construction
Manager's Logs, Daily Inspections,
Daily Logs, etc.
Upon
Completion
10 years or
After
Funding
Agency
Audit, if
required,
whichever is
longer
Completion +
10 years or
After Funding
Agency
Audit, if
required,
whichever is
longer
Yes: Until
Completed Mag, Ppr
Department preference;
Some grant funding agencies
require audits; Statute of
Limitations for Errors &
Omissions is not applicable;
Statute of Limitations:
Contracts & Spec's=4 years;
CCP §337 et. seq., GC
§34090
Public Works /
Engineering ENG-006
Capital Improvement Projects
(CIP): Permanent File / Scanned
Records - Where Engineering is
the Lead Department
Specifications / RFP & Addenda, copy
of Agreement or Contract, Successful
Proposal, copy of Change Orders,
Geotechnical Studies & Reports,
Operations & Maintenance Manuals
(O&M Manuals,) Materials Testing
Reports, Grading Permits, Hazardous
Materials Plans, copy of Notice of
Completion, Photos, Soil Reports,
Studies, Submittals, Surveys, etc.
Upon
Completion
PP
Yes: Until
Completed
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S/I
Yes:
Complet.
+ 10 years
Department preference;
retained for disaster
preparedness purposes; GC
§34090
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
City Clerk ENG-009 City Property / Grant Deeds /
License Agreements
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC & OD
Department Preference
(copies); GC §34090.7
Public Works /
Engineering ENG-010 Construction Inspection Database
Indefinite -
Minimum 10
years
Indefinite -
Minimum 10
years
Yes Mag
Data Fields / Records are
interrelated; Statute of
Limitations for Errors &
Omissions is 10 years; CCP
§337 et. seq., GC §34090
City Clerk ENG-012 Covenants & Agreements
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Copies -
When No
Longer
Required
Yes (all)
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S No GC §34090.7
Public Works /
Engineering ENG-014 Design & Construction Standards - Authored by the City PP
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S/I Yes: After
QC & OD
Department Preference; GC
§34090
Public Works /
Engineering ENG-015
Drawings, Maps, Plans and
Record Drawings, Large-Format
Drawings, Survey Record Maps,
Capital Improvement Project "AsBuilt"
PP Yes (all)
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S No
Drafts should be destroyed;
Some maps are also retained
by Planning; Selected maps
are retained in Public Works
for administrative purposes;
GC §34090, 34090.7
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Public Works /
Engineering ENG-016
Encroachment Permits /
Excavation Permits: Temporary
(Street Permits, Temporary
Construction, Sidewalk Repairs,
Traffic Control, Utility Cuts etc.)
Includes Insurance Certificates
Final /
Completion +
2 years
Final /
Completion +
2 years
Yes: Until
Completion
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC GC § 34090
Public Works /
Engineering ENG-017
Encroachments - Permanent /
Backup for License Agreements
for Permanent structures in the
City's Right of Way (City Clerk
keeps final License Agreements)
PP
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC & OD
Department Preference; GC
§34090
Public Works /
Engineering ENG-018 Engineering Permits Database Indefinite - Permanent Indefinite -
Permanent Yes Mag
Data Fields / Records are
interrelated; Some permits
are Permanent; GC §34090
Public Works /
Engineering ENG-019
Engineering Reviews (Easements,
Covenants, Lot Line Adjustments,
Lot Mergers, etc.)
PP
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S/I Yes: After
QC & OD
Department Preference; GC
§34090
Public Works /
Engineering ENG-020
Engineering Studies / Surveys -
Preliminary Studies / Project
Assessments
PP
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S/I Yes: After
QC & OD
Department Preference; GC
§34090
Public Works /
Engineering ENG-021
Geotechnical and Soil Reports;
Hydrology Reports (Authored on
behalf of the City)
PP
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC & OD
Department Preference; GC
§34090
Public Works /
Engineering ENG-023
Master Plans: Bikeway, Park,
Pavement, Sewer, Traffic,
Transportation, etc.
PP
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC & OD
Department preference;
Drafts should be destroyed;
GC §34090
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Public Works /
Engineering ENG-024 Railroads (Historical Information)
PP
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S/I Yes: After
QC & OD
Department Preference; GC
§34090
Public Works /
Engineering ENG-026 Street Sweeping Contract Reports (NPDES Reporting) 5 years 5 years Mag, Ppr Department Preference;
Monitoring records required
for 3 years; 40 CFR
§§122.21, 122.41, 122.44;
CCP §337 et seq.
Public Works /
Engineering ENG-028 Traffic Counts 5 years 5 years Mag Ppr Department preference; GC §34090 Public Works /
Engineering ENG-029 Traffic Requests (Red Curbs, Crosswalks, Stop Signs, etc.) 2 years 2 years Mag Ppr Department preference; GC §34090 Public Works /
Engineering ENG-030 Traffic Speed Surveys 10 years 10 years Mag Ppr Department preference
(required every 5 years, but
can be extended to 7 or 10
years); GC §34090
Lead Dept. ENG-031 Underground Service Alerts
(USA's) / Dig Alerts 3 years 3 years Mag, Ppr
Required for 3 years; GC
§§4216.2(f) & 4216.3(d),
34090
Public Works /
Engineering ENG-032
Underground Storage Tanks -
USTs (City Owned)
Design, Installation, Repairs,
Lining, Upgrades
Life of the
Tank
Life of the
Tank
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
1 year
23 CCR 2712(b), H&S
§25284.2(i)
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
FLEET MAINTENANCE / GARAGE
Public Works /
Fleet Maint. /
Garage
FL-001 Garage Inspections 2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090 Public Works /
Fleet Maint. /
Garage
FL-002
Pre-Trip Inspections / DOT
Program / CHP Inspections /
Vehicle Safety Checks / Daily
Vehicle Inspections / Daily
Equipment Checks
2 years 2 years Ppr GC §34090; 13 CCR 1234(c)
Public Works /
Fleet Maint. /
Garage
FL-003 Used Oil Disposal 3 years 3 years Mag, Ppr
22 CCR 66266.130(c)(5),
H&S §25250.18(b),
25250.19(a)(3) et seq.
Public Works /
Fleet Maint. /
Garage
FL-004
Vehicle & Equipment History Files,
AQMD Certifications, Maintenance,
Registrations, Safety Certifications,
etc.
Disposal of
Vehicle or
Equipment +
2 years
Disposal of
Vehicle or
Equipment +
2 years
Mag, Ppr
Department Preference; If a
motor carrier, required for 18
months after vehicle is sold;
CHP requires life of vehicle;
OSHA requires 1 year; 8
CCR § 3203(b)(1); 49 CFR
396.21(b)(1); 49 CFR
396.3(c); CCP §337 et. Seq.,
GC §34090
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
HOUSING
Public Works /
Housing HOU-001.1 City-Owned Property - Lottery
Drawing Results 2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090
Public Works /
Housing HOU-001
City-Owned Property - Successful
Lease Tenants (Application, Credit
Reports, etc.)
Expiration of
Lease + 5
years
Expiration of
Lease + 5
years
Mag, Ppr
Department preference
(meets municipal government
auditing standards); GC
§34090
Public Works /
Housing HOU-002
City-Owned Property -
Unsuccessful Lease Tenants
(Application, Credit Reports, etc.)
2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
MAINTENANCE
Lead Dept. MNT-001 AQMD Permits (Generators, etc.) 5 years 5 years Mag, Ppr 40 CFR 70.6; GC §34090 Public Works /
Maint. MNT-002 Facility Inspections 2 years 2 years Mag, Ppr GC §34090 Lead Dept. MNT-004 Generator Operation Logs &
Inspections - ALL 5 years 5 years Mag, Ppr
AQMD Rule 1470; Form
400–E–13a instructions; GC
§34090
Public Works /
Maint. MNT-005 Graffiti Removal Consent
PP
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC & OD
Department Preference; GC
§34090
Lead Dept. MNT-006 Operations & Maintenance
Manuals (O&M Manuals)
Life of Facility
or Equipment
Life of
Facility or
Equipment
Mag, Ppr Department Preference; GC
§34090 et. seq.
Public Works /
Maint. MNT-007
Stormwater: Operation &
Maintenance (Catch Basins, Field,
General Cleaning, Open Channels,
Slots, Stormwater Treatment
Measures and Trash Cleaning)
Expiration + 3
years
Expiration +
3 years
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes: After
QC & OD
Department preference; plans
must be updated every 5
years, audits are required
every 2 years; SWRCB Order
2006-03; 40 CFR §§122.21,
122.41, 122.44; GC §34090
Division
Providing
Service / Work
MNT-008
Work Orders / Service Requests
CMMS DATABASE
(Computerized Maintenance
Management System)
Indefinite -
Minimum 5
years
Indefinite -
Minimum 5
years
Mag Data is interrelated; GC
§34090
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Division
Providing
Service / Work
MNT-009
Work Orders / Service Requests -
All Information Entered in CMMS
Database
(Paper drafts)
When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Mag Ppr
Preliminary drafts (the
database is the original); GC
§34090
Division
Providing
Service / Work
MNT-010
Work Orders / Service Requests -
NOT entered in CMMS Database
(or partial information entered into
CMMS Database)
(Division providing service retains
originals; Division requesting
service is considered a copy)
5 years 5 years Mag Ppr
City Preference; CCP §§338
et seq., 340 et seq., 342, GC
§34090
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
PLANNING
Public Works /
Planning PL-001 Alcohol Beverage Control License Applications (ABC Applications) When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Mag, Ppr (Non-Records)
Public Works /
Planning PL-002 Annexations / Boundaries / Consolidations / LAFCO 5 years PP
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes: After
QC & OD Land Records; GC §34090
Public Works /
Planning PL-003 Census, Demographics
When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Mag, Ppr (Non-Records - Census
Bureau is OFR)
Public Works /
Planning PL-004
Environmental Determinations:
Environmental Impact Reports
(EIRs), Negative Declarations,
etc.)
Inside City boundaries
PP
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC & OD
Usually filed in the project
file; Final environmental
determinations are required
to be kept a "reasonable
period of time"; 14 CCR
§15095(c); GC §34090
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Public Works /
Planning PL-004.1
Environmental Determinations:
Environmental Impact Reports
(EIRs), Negative Declarations,
etc.)
Correspondence and staff notes
that provide insight into the project
or the agency’s CEQA compliance
with respect to the project
Project
Approval or
Denial + 2
years
Project
Approval or
Denial + 2
years
Mag,
Ppr
Not all internal
communications and notes
are required to be saved; "Emails that do not provide
insight into the project or the
agency’s CEQA compliance
with respect to the project —
are not within the scope of
section 21167.6, subdivision
(e) and need not be
retained." Golden Door
Properties, LLC v. Superior
Court of San Diego County
(County of San Diego, et al.,
Real Parties in Interest) (53
Cal.App.5th 733); PRC
21167,6; GC §34090
Public Works /
Planning PL-005
Environmental Determinations:
Environmental Impact Reports
(EIRs), Negative Declarations,
etc.)
Outside City boundaries
When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Ppr
Non-records; EIRs and
Negative Declarations within
the City Boundaries are with
the project file
Public Works /
Planning PL-006 General Plan, Elements and Amendments
PP
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes: After
QC & OD
City Clerk Maintains all
Agenda Packets
Permanently; GC §34090.7
Public Works /
Planning PL-007 Historic Preservation Survey, Evaluations and Designations PP
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes: After
QC & OD
Department Preference; GC
§34090
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Public Works /
Planning PL-008
Master Plans, Specific Plans, Land
Use Plans, Land Use Maps,
Zoning Maps, etc.
PP
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes: After
QC & OD
Department Preference; GC
§34090
Public Works /
Planning PL-009 Materials Boards
When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Mag, Ppr
Preliminary drafts not
retained in the ordinary
course of business; GC
§34090
Public Works /
Planning PL-010 Planning Applications Database Indefinite - Permanent Indefinite -
Permanent Yes (all) Mag
Department Preference -
Data is interrelated; GC
§34090
Public Works /
Planning PL-011
Planning Project Files -
Approved Permanent
Entitlements (Application &
Supporting Documents)
(Includes Associated CEQA
Noticing, Conditions of Approval,
Public Noticing, Environmental
Determinations, Staff Reports,
Plans & Maps) (Other originals
kept by City Clerk)
Examples: Conditional Use Permits
(CUPs), Correspondence, Design
Review, Lot Line Adjustments, Parcel
Maps, Planned Unit Developments
(PUD), Site Plans, Tentative
Subdivisions, Variances, Zone
Changes, etc.
3 yearsPP Yes
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC & OD
Department preference; Final
environmental determinations
are required to be kept a
"reasonable period of time";
14 CCR §15095(c);
GC§§34090, 34090.7
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Public Works /
Planning PL-012.1
Redevelopment Projects & Project
Areas (Ensure Planning has all
Environmental Documents,
Engineering has all CIP Projects,
and City Clerk has all Real
Property records for Permanent
retention)
Completion +
10 years
Completion +
10 years
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Department preference; GC
§34090
Engineering PL-012.2
Redevelopment Projects & Project
Areas
CIP Projects built by
Redevelopment Agency, if any
Send to
Engineering
Send to
Engineering
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes: After
QC & OD
Department preference; GC
§34090
Public Works /
Planning PL-012.3
Redevelopment Projects & Project
Areas
Environmental Documents /
CEQA Permits, EIRs, Categorical
Exemptions, Negative
Declarations, etc.
Send to
Planning
Send to
Planning
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes: After
QC & OD
Department preference; GC
§34090
City Clerk PL-012.4
Redevelopment Projects & Project
Areas
Real Property: Deeds,
Easements, Rights of Way
Send to City
Clerk
Send to City
Clerk
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes: After
QC & OD
Department preference; GC
§34090
Public Works /
Planning PL-013 Special Studies Minimum 2 years
Minimum 2
years
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC & OD
Department Preference; GC
§34090
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Public Works /
Planning PL-014
Temporary Entitlements /
Temporary Permits (Approved &
Unapproved):
Fireworks Permits, etc.
Minimum 2
years
Minimum 2
years
Yes:
During
Event
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S
Yes: After
QC & OD
Department preference;
GC§§34090
Public Works /
Planning PL-015 Zoning Letters 5 years
PP
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes: After
QC & OD Land Records; GC §34090
Public Works /
Planning PL-016 Zoning Maps / Land Use Maps (Historically Significant) PP Yes (all)
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S No Department Preference; GC
§34090.7
Public Works /
Planning PL-017 Zoning Ordinance Amendments, Reclassifications / Zone Change PP Yes
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes: After
1 year
Department Preference
(copies); GC §34090.7
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Ver. 6.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: PUBLIC WORKS - SOLID WASTE Page PW/SOLID-1 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Inactive
(Records
Center)
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper
after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
UTILITIES / SOLID WASTE
Public Works /
Solid Waste SOLID-001 Solid Waste Liens / Garbage Liens & Releases 10 years PP Mag, Ppr GC §34090 et seq.
Public Works /
Solid Waste SOLID-002 Solid Waste Reduction / AB 939 Compliance / Tonnage Reports 10 years 10 years Mag, Ppr Department preference; GC §34090 et seq.
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Ver. 8.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: PUBLIC WORKS / WASTEWATER Page PW/WW-1 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Records
Center,
OD or Mfr
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
WASTEWATER / SEWER
Public Works
/ Waste
Water
WW-001
Capital Improvement Projects
(CIP): Administration File /
NOT Scanned - Wastewater
Projects
Project Administration, Certified
Payrolls, Community Outreach /
Notifications, Project Schedules,
Progress meetings, Punch Lists,
Real Estate Appraisals, RFIs &
Responses, Temporary
Easements, Construction
Manager's Logs, Daily Inspections,
Daily Logs, etc.
Upon
Completion
10 years or
After Funding
Agency
Audit, if
required,
whichever is
longer
Completion +
10 years or
After Funding
Agency
Audit, if
required,
whichever is
longer
Yes: Until
Completed Mag, Ppr
Department preference; Some
grant funding agencies require
audits; Statute of Limitations for
Errors & Omissions is 10 years;
Statute of Limitations: Contracts
& Spec's=4 years, Wrongful
Death=comp. + 5 years,
Developers=comp. + 10 years;
CCP §337 et. seq., GC §34090
Public Works
/ Waste
Water
WW-002
Capital Improvement Projects
(CIP): Permanent File /
Scanned Records -
Wastewater Projects
Specifications / RFP & Addenda,
Agreement / Contract, Successful
Proposal, Change Orders,
Geotechnical Studies & Reports,
Operations & Maintenance Manuals
(O&M Manuals,) Materials Testing
Reports, Grading Permits,
Hazardous Materials Plans, Notice
of Completion, Photos, Soil
Reports, Studies, Submittals,
Surveys, etc.
Upon
Completion
PP
Yes: Until
Completed
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S/I
Yes:
Complet. +
10 years
Department preference; retained
for disaster preparedness
purposes; GC §34090
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Records
Center,
OD or Mfr
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Public Works
/ Waste
Water
WW-003 CCTV / Video Inspections Minimum 5
years
Minimum 5
years
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes: After
QC & OD
Department preference; GC
§34090
Lead Dept. WW-004 Confined Space Entries 2 years 2 years Ppr 8 CCR 5157(d)(14) & (e)(6); 29
CFR 1910.146(e)(6); GC
§34090
Public Works
/ Waste
Water
WW-005
FOG (Fats, Oil & Grease) /
Source Control / Pretreatment
Annual / Semi-Annual Reports
3 years 3 years Mag, Ppr
Department preference; NPDES
Monitoring records required for 3
years; POTW reports are
required for 3 years; 40 CFR
403.12; GC §34090
Public Works
/ Waste
Water
WW-007 Generator Operation Logs &
Inspections - ALL 5 years 5 years Mag, Ppr
AQMD Rule 1470; Form
400–E–13a instructions; GC
§34090
Public Works
/ Waste
Water
WW-008 Sanitary Spills and Overflows
(SSOs) 5 years 5 years
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes: After
QC & OD
Required for a minimum of 5
years; SWRCB Order 2002-
0103-DWQ & 2006-03; 40 CFR
122.41(j)(2); GC §34090
Public Works
/ Waste
Water
WW-010
Sewer System Management
Plans (SSMP) and Audits /
Sanitary Spills Overflow
Prevention Plan (SSOPP) and
Sanitary Sewer Overflow
Response Plan
Superseded
+ 5 years
Superseded
+ 5 years
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S / I Yes: After
QC & OD
Department preference; SSMPs
are required to be updated every
6 years; SSOs are required for a
minimum of 5 years; 40 CFR
122.41(j)(2); SWRCB General
Order 2006-03; & 2022-0103-
DWQ; GC §34090
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Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Records
Center,
OD or Mfr
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
Division
Providing
Service /
Work
WW-011
Work Orders / Service
Requests CMMS DATABASE
(Computerized Maintenance
Management System)
Indefinite -
Minimum 5
years
Indefinite -
Minimum 5
years
Mag Data is interrelated; GC §34090
Division
Providing
Service /
Work
WW-012
Work Orders / Service
Requests - All Information
Entered in CMMS Database
(Paper drafts)
When No
Longer
Required
When No
Longer
Required
Mag Ppr Preliminary drafts (the database
is the original); GC §34090
Division
Providing
Service /
Work
WW-013
Work Orders / Service
Requests - NOT entered in
CMMS Database (or partial
information entered into CMMS
Database)
(Division providing service
retains originals; Division
requesting service is
considered a copy)
5 years 5 years Mag Ppr
City Preference; CCP §§338 et
seq., 340 et seq., 342, GC
§34090
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Ver. 10.0 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE: UTILITIES / GAS Page UT/GAS-1 Office of
Record Retention No. Records Description Retention / Disposition Comments / Reference (OFR) Active
(in office)
Records
Center,
OD or Mfr
Total
Retention Vital? Media Options
Image:
I=Import
M=Mfr
S=Scan
Destroy
Paper after
Imaged &
QC'd?
If the record is not listed here, refer to the Retention for City-Wide Standards Retentions begin when the act is completed, and imply a full file folder (e.g. last document + 2 years), since destruction is normally performed by file folder.
HOLDS: Litigation, claims, complaints, audits, public records requests, and/or investigations suspend normal retention periods (retention resumes after settlement).
GAS
Utilities / Gas GAS-001
Capital Improvement Projects
(CIP): Administration File /
NOT Scanned - Gas Projects
Project Administration, Certified
Payrolls, Community Outreach /
Notifications, Project Schedules,
Progress meetings, Punch Lists,
Real Estate Appraisals, RFIs &
Responses, Temporary
Easements, Construction
Manager's Logs, Daily Inspections,
Daily Logs, etc.
Upon
Completion
10 years or
After Funding
Agency
Audit, if
required,
whichever is
longer
Completion +
10 years or
After Funding
Agency
Audit, if
required,
whichever is
longer
Yes: Until
Completed Mag, Ppr
Department preference; Some
grant funding agencies require
audits; Statute of Limitations for
Errors & Omissions is 10 years;
Statute of Limitations: Contracts
& Spec's=4 years, Wrongful
Death=comp. + 5 years,
Developers=comp. + 10 years;
CCP §337 et. seq., GC §34090
Utilities / Gas GAS-002
Capital Improvement Projects
(CIP): Permanent File /
Scanned Records - Gas
Projects
Specifications / RFP & Addenda,
Agreement / Contract, Successful
Proposal, Change Orders,
Geotechnical Studies & Reports,
Operations & Maintenance Manuals
(O&M Manuals,) Materials Testing
Reports, Grading Permits,
Hazardous Materials Plans, Notice
of Completion, Photos, Soil
Reports, Studies, Submittals,
Surveys, etc.
Upon
Completion
PP
Yes: Until
Completed
Mag,
Mfr, OD,
Ppr
S/I
Yes:
Complet. +
10 years
Department preference; retained
for disaster preparedness
purposes;; GC §34090
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