County records reported to be in disarray

Hays County, Texas, could use a lesson in document management, according to the Austin American-Statesman. An internal assessment of recordkeeping in some of the county's various offices found that around $100,000 in "unnecessary scans" had occurred and staff were accidentally destroying paperwork that needed to be stored with alarming frequency.

In addition to records management issues, the county also noted problems with its storage facility as well, with damaged or moldy paperwork being left to rot. Melody Barron, a county librarian in charge of the evaluation of recordkeeping and retention, told the news source that some departments don't even properly organize files before putting them into storage. They simply fill boxes and move them away.

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