General records retention schedules for municipalities

Records Retention Schedules show how long records must be retained based on administrative, fiscal, and legal requirements, as well as their historical value. General Records Retention Schedules list records that are common to many government offices. The record series are grouped by function rather than office. Most offices will use multiple records retention schedules for their records.

Forms, Policies, & Procedures 

Forms, policies, and procedures for the Municipal Records Management Program.

Historic Documents Preservation Program 

The Historic Documents Preservation Program supports municipalities in improving the preservation and management of local government records.

Municipal Records Program 

For the towns, cities, boroughs, districts, and other political subdivisions of the state to access records management Policies, Procedures & FormsRecords Retention Schedules; and the Historic Documents Preservation Grant Program.

Ask Public Records Administration 

For questions on managing public records (retention, disposition, etc)