Accounts of the proceedings of any meeting or sub-committee meeting of the agency. Includes recorded minutes of meetings, agendas and supporting documentation. Supporting documentation may include but is not limited to meeting notices, meeting dockets, roll call votes, correspondence, reports, and revised agendas (R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-7).
a.
Meeting notices, supplemental
Retention:
Retain copies one (1) year per R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-6 (b).
b.
Annual meeting notice submitted to the Office of the Secretary of State per R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-6(a)
Retention:
Retain one (1) year.
c.
Emergency meeting notices filed per R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-6(c)
Retention:
Retain one (1) year.
d.
Electronic confirmation message from the Secretary of State indicating the acceptance of meeting minutes and/or notices through the Open Meetings website
Retention:
Retain one (1) year.
e.
Recording audio or video tapes and/or digital media
Retention:
Retain six (6) months after verbatim transcription and approval of minutes or proceedings or retain five (5) years if recordings are not transcribed. Retain transcripts permanently.
Note: Retain tapes permanently (unless transcribed) of proceedings, debate or actions of boards, commissions, committees, or councils that document significant or landmark issues.
f.
All other records
Retention:
Permanent.
g.
Meeting notes
Working notes of the clerk of the agency, council, committee, board, or commission that are used only as an aid to the preparation of the minutes.
Retention:
Retain until meeting minutes approved.
h.
Records of board members/copies of minutes and supporting documentation
Retention:
Destroy at discretion. Verify with chair or designated records custodian that a complete record exists before disposal.
Rulemaking Documents are organized by document type and are part of this rule’s rulemaking record (R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-2.3). If multiple documents of the same type are listed below, each is a unique document.
If there are multiple Public Notice of Proposed Rulemaking documents, view each document to identify the most recently amended version, as it may be amended at any point during the Public Comment Period.
