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Commissioners approve countywide archiving of county‑issued mobile device texts to manage records risk

2477370 · February 4, 2025
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Summary

Technology Services won board approval to purchase Smarsh archival service for county-issued mobile devices, citing rising public-records requests for text messages and the need for reliable, searchable archives.

Chief Technology Officer Chad Goodhue asked the board to approve Smarsh to archive text messages and other communications on county-issued mobile phones and devices. He said requests for text-message records “has more than quadrupled” over the past year and the county lacks a consistent archiving solution for many devices.

Goodhue said the…

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