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Colorado State Archives
 Colorado Municipal Records Retention Schedule

Table of Contents


INTRODUCTION
Preface & How to Use the Colorado Municipal Records Retention Schedule

Note:  The Index is the key to locating records in this document.

Schedule 05.     Building and Structure Records
05.010     Address History Files

05.020     Applications for Building Permits

05.030     Building and Demolition Permits

05.040     Building Review Board Case Files

05.050     Certificates of Occupancy

05.060     Construction Drawings and Plans

05.070     Inspection Records

05.080     Registers and Ledgers – Building Permits

05.090     Signs – Construction and Installation

Schedule 10.       Cemetery Records
10.010     Burial Records

10.020     Cemetery Boundary and Lot Records

10.030     Cemetery Financial Records

Schedule 15.       Election Records
15.010     Absentee Voter Records

15.020     Ballot Issue Comments

15.030     Ballots

15.040     Campaign Reports and Statements

15.050     Complaints and Supporting Documentation – H.A.V.A.

15.060     Coordinated Election Records

15.070     Election Equipment Records

15.080     Election History Files

15.090     Election Judges Records

15.100     Mail Ballot Election Records

15.110     Maps – Election

15.120     Nomination Records

15.130     Notices of Election

15.140     Oaths and Affidavits

15.150     Petitions – Ballot Measures and Recall

15.160     Polling Records

15.170     Receipts and Accounting Forms

15.180     Surveillance Recordings – Election Areas

15.190     Tabulation and Election Certification Records

Schedule 20.       Entities Appointed by Municipality
20.010     Agendas and Supporting Documentation

20.020     Appointments and Resignations

20.030     Bylaws

20.040     Goals and Work Plans

20.050     Member Lists

20.060     Minutes and Supporting Documentation

20.070     Notices – Meetings

20.080     Oaths of Office

20.090     Recommendations, Findings and Supporting Documentation

20.100     Recordings of Meetings

Schedule 25.       Environmental Records
25.010     Environmental Monitoring and Review

25.020     Hazardous Waste Storage and Transport Records

25.030     Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

25.040     S.A.R.A. Tier II Reports – Submitting Facility's Copy

25.050     Storage Tanks – Regulated Substances

25.060     Toxic Sites 

Schedule 30.       Financial Records
30.010     Accounts Payable (A/P) Records

30.020     Accounts Receivable (A/R) Records

30.030     Asset Records

30.040     Audit Records

30.050     Bank Records

30.060     Bankruptcy and Foreclosure Records

30.070     Bond Issue Records

30.080     Budget Records

30.090     Fee and Rate Schedules and Supporting Documentation

30.100     Financial Guarantees

30.110     Franchise Records

30.120     Grant Records

30.130     Improvement District Records

30.140     Investment Records

30.150     Ledgers and Journals

30.160     Loan Records

30.170     Purchasing Records

30.180     Rebate Program Records

30.190     Tax Collection Records

30.200     Tax Reporting Records

30.210     Utility Billing 

Schedule 35.       Fleet and Equipment Records
35.010     Equipment Records in General

35.020     Fuel Use Records

35.030     Maintenance and Safety Records – Vehicles and Equipment 

Schedule 40.       General Administrative Records
40.010     Administrative Proceedings Records

40.020     Affidavits of Publication

40.030     Agreements and Contracts

40.040     Awards and Honors

40.050     Calendars

40.060     Charters and Supporting Documentation

40.070     Code Book Records

40.080     Committees – Internal

40.090     Complaints, Routine Service Requests and Nonbinding Petitions

40.100     Correspondence and General Documentation

40.110     Event Records

40.120     External Groups and Agencies

40.130     Forms – Blank

40.140     Housekeeping Files

40.150     Intellectual Property Records

40.160     Legislation and Regulatory Actions – External

40.170     Mailing and Distribution Records

40.180     Maps, Drawings and Supporting Documentation

40.190     Maps – Informational

40.200     Open Records Requests and Supporting Documentation

40.210     Organization Files

40.220     Policies and Procedures Documentation

40.230     Program Records

40.240     Project Files

40.250     Public Relations Records

40.260     Publications

40.270     Records Finding Aids

40.280     Reference Files

40.290     Reports

40.300     Retention Schedules and Compliance Certificates

40.310     Rules, Regulations and Standards

40.320     Special District Records

40.330     Studies, Plans and Reports

40.340     Surveys Conducted by Municipalities

40.350     Worksheets, Drafts and Other Preliminary Working Material 

Schedule 45.       Governing Body Records
45.010     Agendas and Supporting Documentation

45.020     Appointments

45.030     Bylaws

45.040     Committee Records – Governing Body

45.050     Goals and Work Plans

45.060     Governing Body as Another Decision-Making Body

45.070     List of Members

45.080     Member Records

45.090     Minutes and Supporting Documentation

45.100     Notes Taken at Meetings

45.110     Notices of Meetings

45.120     Ordinances and Supporting Documentation

45.130     Proclamations

45.140     Recordings of Meetings

45.150     Removal From Office – Initiated by Governing Body

45.160     Resolutions and Supporting Documentation

Schedule 50.       Historic Preservation Records
50.010     Archaeological and Historical Site Records

50.020     Community and Municipal Histories

50.030     Community Records

50.040     Landmark and Historic Designation

50.050     Newspapers and News Clippings – Local

50.060     Photographic Records with Historical Value

50.070     Records Older Than 1900

50.080     Scrapbooks

Schedule 55.       Information Technology and Communication Systems Records
55.010     Communication Systems Records

55.020     Computer System Records

55.030     Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Plans – IT

55.040     Electronic Records in General

55.050     Electronically Stored Information (ESI) Data Maps

55.060     Project Records – Information Technology and Communication Systems

55.070     Television System Records – Municipally Operated

55.080     Website and Intranet Records

Schedule 60.       Infrastructure Records

60.010     Electric Service

60.020     Locate Requests

60.030     Solid Waste Management

60.040     Stormwater Drainage System Records

60.050     Street and Traffic Operations Records

60.060     Transportation System Records

60.070     Vacations – Street, Alley and Right-of-Way

60.080     Water and Sewer Distribution and Storage System Records

60.090     Water and Sewer Treatment System Records

60.100     Water Source of Supply Records 

Schedule 65.       Land Use and Planning Records
65.010     Annexation Case Files

65.020     Census and Population Records

65.030     Development Case Files

65.040     Economic Development Records

65.050     Referrals From Other Jurisdictions

65.060     Variance and Exemption Case Files

65.070     Violations – Land Use Code

65.080     Zoning Records

SCHEDULE 70.      Library and Museum Records

70.010     Library Records

70.020     Museum Records 

Schedule 75.       Licenses and Permits
75.010     Bonds – Licenses and Permits

75.020     Licenses and Permits – Issued by the Municipality

75.030     Licenses , Permits and Supporting Documentation – Issued to the Municipality

75.040     Registers – Licenses and Permits 

Schedule 80.       Litigation and Legal Counsel Records
80.010     Claims

80.020     Criminal Case Files

80.030     Legal Communications

80.040     Litigation Case Records

Schedule 85.       Municipal Court Records
85.010     Appeal Records

85.020     Bonds and Supporting Documentation – Court

85.030     Case Files

85.040     Docket Sheets

85.050     Evidence

85.060     Jury Records

85.070     Probation Files

85.080     Recordings of Court Proceedings

85.090     Registers and Indexes

85.100     Warrants

Schedule 90.       Personnel Records
90.010     Affirmative Action Records

90.020     Agreements and Contracts – Employment

90.030     Benefit Records

90.040     Bonds – Public Officials

90.050     Collective Bargaining Records

90.060     Driver's License Verifications

90.070     Employee Records – Active and Terminated

90.080     Employee Records – Temporary and Seasonal

90.090     Employment Verifications

90.100     Grievances

90.110     Health, Medical and Safety Records

90.120     I-9 Forms

90.130     Job Recruitment Records

90.140     Payroll Records

90.150     Pension and Retirement Records

90.160     Polygraph Records – Workplace Investigations

90.170     State of Colorado New Hire Reporting Compliance

90.180     Training Information

90.190     Unemployment Insurance

90.200     Volunteer Worker Records

90.210     Work Schedules

90.220     Workers' Compensation 

Schedule 95.       Property Records
95.010     Acquisition, Sale and Transfer Records

95.020     Deeds and Dedications and Supporting Documentation

95.030     Easements and Rights-of-Way and Supporting Documentation

95.040     Leases and Supporting Documentation

95.050     Maintenance, Upkeep and Damage Records

95.060     Parks 

Schedule 100.     Public Safety Records
100.010   Ambulance Licensing and Operation Records

100.020   Animal Control

100.030   Dispatch Records

100.040   Emergency Planning and Response

100.050   Fire and Rescue Records

100.060   Hazardous Materials Enforcement Records

100.070   Immigration Status Reporting Records

100.080   Police Records 

SCHEDULE 105.   Risk Management Records

105.010   Insurance Records

105.020   Security Records – Municipal Facilities

Appendix

Appendix A.  Non-Records

Appendix B.  Glossary

Appendix C.  Approval Request Form

Appendix D.  Update Request Form

Appendix E.  Methods of Record Destruction

Appendix F.  Frequently Asked Questions

Appendix G.  Guidelines for Long-Term Preservation of Records

Appendix H.  Amendment Schedule 

Index   [The Key To This Document]

 

 

 

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