AGENCY: Sanpete County (Utah). County Commission

SERIES: 84102
TITLE: Minutes
DATES: 1852-
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by date of meeting.

DESCRIPTION: These minute books record the actions of the county commission (known during the territorial period as the county court), the governing body of the county. The commission is authorized to manage all county business and county property. This includes budgeting, equipment purchasing, and auditing; use of county lands; districting for schools, roads, voting, etc.; taxing, specifically acting as an ex-officio board of equalization; business licensing; arranging for the construction of roads, public buildings, etc.; contracting for services; supervising the conduct and payment of all county personnel; providing for basic health care, public safety, and care of the indigent; canvassing election returns and appointing certain officials; incorporating municipalities; and by the 1980s, planning and zoning. All these activities are noted in the minutes with the day's entries prefaced by date, names of those present, and where and when they met.

RETENTION

Retain permanently

DISPOSITION

May Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule Open meeting minutes & supplementary materials, GRS-1709

AUTHORIZED: 05/03/2017

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.

Paper: Retain in Office permanently or until microfilmed.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Digital image: Retain in Office permanently.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Fiscal Historical Legal

This disposition is based on the value of the series as the legal record for the county, probably the best single source of historical information on official activities (building, bonding, employees, voting, licensing, taxing, zoning, etc.)

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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