Records Management System

History Associates designed a records management program that enabled the City of Santa Barbara to manage its municipal records effectively and efficiently. The Western Area Office staff began by conducting an inventory of textual and audiovisual records in all city departments. They interviewed records custodians, conducted research into existing local, state, and federal laws and regulations concerning records keeping requirements, and developed records retention and disposition schedules for the city.

HAI also prepared a report assessing the city's records keeping systems and trained city staff in implementing the records management program. Finally, HAI identified the city's vital and historical records and conducted an archives feasibility study recommending historical records storage and preservation options and costs.