General Administrative Records

Title of SeriesDescriptionRetention
Academic / Non-Academic Personnel Inventory - Contract Staff (University specific)Annual printout required by the Ohio Board of Regents documenting full-time equivalent staffing levels. The summary of the inventory is sent to the Ohio Board of Regents. 1 Year
Accreditation FilesUniversity, college or department files documenting accreditation review by accrediting agencies.4 Years
Bicycle Registration Forms (University specific)Records decal number and issued to bicycle registered. 1 Year
Blueprints (University specific) Active + 6 Years 
Bookstore Management DocumentationIncluding buy-back records, cash drawer sign-out sheets, cashier balancing forms, charge forms, mark-up/mark-down sheets, merchandise return records, and special orders.4 Years
Department Assistance File - Classified Staff (University specific)Correspondence documenting Personnel Office services to university or college departments regarding classified staff positions. 1 Year
DraftsDrafts/Transient recordsPreliminary working documents and other documents which serve to convey information of temporary importance in lieu
of oral communication.
Destroy once no longer of administrative value
Input DocumentsCopies of records or forms designed and used solely for data input and control when the data processing unit provides centralized data input services and the program unit retains original records. Until Superseded
Organizational Charts Active + 10 Years
Records Destruction Records 10 Years 
Subject Files - General AdministrativeFiles of correspondence, reports, memoranda, etc., documenting activities of general administrative offices [Note: excludes President, Vice President, Director of a School and/or Program, Dean, or Chair and other upper level administrative officers.]1 Year
Subject Files - President, Vice President, Director of a School and/or Program, Dean, or ChairFiles of correspondence, reports, memoranda, etc., documenting activities of these upper level administrative offices.3 Years
Surplus Property Records Active + 6 Years
University Governance FilesFiles of minutes of boards / committees / governance groups documenting official actions of governing bodies.3 Years

 

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