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Recorder flags 450,000-document backlog and urges investment in digitization to protect service and revenue
Summary
Recorder staff told the committee the office has roughly 450,000 unprocessed documents (~2 million pages) and that 93% of the office budget is personnel; they urged investment in digitization and website improvements to expand access and revenue while warning that staff cuts would cost institutional knowledge and public service delays.
Kevin and Dakota from the Recorder's Office told the Budget Committee that the office's statutory duty to preserve records spans documents from 1870 to present and that they currently have about 450,000 documents (approximately 2,000,000 pages) not yet processed for online access. They estimated it would take about 30 employees a full year to…
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