HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 03281995 - 95-138 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 1`
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of the Observance )
on April 5, 1995 of ) RESOLUTION NO. 95/138
NATIONAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT DAY )
WHEREAS the administration and management of information is
increasingly critical to industry, business and government, and the
systematic creation, distribution, storage, maintenance and retrieval
of records are of critical importance to organizations; and
WHEREAS Contra Costa County' s records are among the most,
invaluable cultural resources of the County because of the information
they provide about its people, institutions, communities, and
governments, which is daily put into immediate, practical use; and
WHEREAS an effective records management program enhances public
access to County information and assures its availability for use as a
basis for sound governmental decision-making by providing security and
control against loss by mismanagement, natural disaster, theft,
neglect or inadvertent destruction; and
WHEREAS constantly changing technologies provide an array of
information storage media from paper to electronic storage that
require a concerted effort to assure proper retention and control , and
offer opportunities and challenges for information accessibility; and
WHEREAS the Association of Records Managers and Administrators
(ARMA International ) has undertaken sponsorship of a national day for
promoting professional records management and administration; and
WHEREAS in response to the need for a sound program for the
identification, preservation, management and use of County records,
and the application of related standards of professional practice, the
Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder has initiated a records management
services program for County agencies ; and
WHEREAS the enactment by the Contra Costa County Board of
Supervisors of the BETTER GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE on February 14, 1995 ,
County Ordinance Number 95-6, further documents the County' s effort to
enhance county-wide records and information management activities;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Contra Costa County Board
of Supervisors, in acknowledgment and support of professional records
management in Contra Costa County, does hereby proclaim April 5, 1995
as NATIONAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT DAY in Contra Costa County.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on March 28 , 1995 by a unanimous vote of the
Board Members present.
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GAYLE BISHOP, CHAIR, ISTRICT 3
JIM ROGERS, DISTRICT 1 . MARK DeSAULNIER, DISTRICT 4
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J F I DISTICT 2 TOM TORLAKSON, DISTRICT 5
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