Sheriff notifies commission of plan to shred digitized personnel files
Summary
The sheriff announced plans to destroy approximately 108 hard-copy personnel files that have been digitized; the commission approved the action.
Sheriff Kohl informed commissioners that the sheriff’s office has digitized personnel records in the county’s system and plans to destroy approximately 108 hard-copy files. The sheriff’s representative said the files are preserved digitally in the IAC road system and that paper copies are being shredded. A commissioner moved for approval and the commission voted to authorize destruction. Commissioners praised the modernization effort as consistent with current records-management practices but did not discuss retention schedules or long-term archive procedures during the public discussion. Ending: The commission approved the records destruction. The transcript does not specify a follow-up on retention policy or public-records notice steps.
