1.1 The Physical Space Housing the Records |
Active
Records Area Main
Office |
Inactive
Records Area A Storage
Room |
Inactive
Records Area B |
1.1.A
Temperature (in degrees Fahrenheit) |
Assessor n/a Circuit Clerk 74 County Clerk n/a Sheriff n/a Prosecuting Attorney n/a |
Assessor Circuit Clerk 72 County Clerk n/a Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Assessor Circuit Clerk Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Humidity (record as % relative humidity) |
Assessor n/a Circuit Clerk n/a County Clerk n/a Sheriff n/a Prosecuting Attorney n/a |
Assessor Circuit Clerk n/a County Clerk n/a Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Assessor Circuit Clerk Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
1.1.B Windows
(record as yes/no) |
Assessor n/a Circuit Clerk yes County Clerk n/a Sheriff n/a Prosecuting Attorney n/a |
Assessor Circuit Clerk no County Clerk n/a Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Assessor Circuit Clerk Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
1.1.C Pollutants and other hazards to records |
|
|
|
Mold - active
(record as yes/no) |
Assessor no Circuit Clerk no County Clerk no Sheriff n/a Prosecuting Attorney n/a |
Assessor Circuit Clerk n/a County Clerk no Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Assessor Circuit Clerk Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Mold - inactive (record as yes/no) |
Assessor no Circuit Clerk no County Clerk no Sheriff n/a Prosecuting Attorney n/a |
Assessor Circuit Clerk n/a County Clerk no Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Assessor Circuit Clerk Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Moisture, Dampness (record as yes/no) and note where |
Assessor no Circuit Clerk no County Clerk no Sheriff n/a Prosecuting Attorney n/a |
Assessor Circuit Clerk n/a County Clerk no Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Assessor Circuit Clerk Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Animals - alive
note kind |
Assessor no Circuit Clerk no County Clerk no Sheriff n/a Prosecuting Attorney n/a |
Assessor Circuit Clerk n/a County Clerk no Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Assessor Circuit Clerk Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Animals - past
note kind |
Assessor no Circuit Clerk no County Clerk no Sheriff n/a Prosecuting Attorney n/a |
Assessor Circuit Clerk n/a County Clerk no Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Assessor Circuit Clerk Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Insects - alive
note kind |
Assessor n/a Circuit Clerk no County Clerk no Sheriff n/a Prosecuting Attorney n/a |
Assessor Circuit Clerk n/a County Clerk no Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Assessor Circuit Clerk Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Insects - past note kind |
Assessor n/a Circuit Clerk no County Clerk no Sheriff n/a Prosecuting Attorney n/a |
Assessor Circuit Clerk n/a County Clerk no Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Assessor Circuit Clerk Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Dust or grime on records |
Assessor yes Circuit Clerk no County Clerk yes Sheriff n/a Prosecuting Attorney n/a |
Assessor Circuit Clerk yes County Clerk yes Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Assessor Circuit Clerk Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
1.1.D Fire suppression and detection systems |
|
|
|
Fire extinguishers
(record as yes/no) |
Assessor yes Circuit Clerk no County Clerk yes Sheriff n/a Prosecuting Attorney n/a |
Assessor Circuit Clerk n/a County Clerk yes Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Assessor Circuit Clerk Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Sprinklers
(record as yes/no) |
Assessor no Circuit Clerk yes County Clerk yes Sheriff n/a Prosecuting Attorney n/a |
Assessor Circuit Clerk n/a County Clerk yes Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Assessor Circuit Clerk Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
1.1.E Type of security systems in place |
|
|
|
Guards at entrance to area (record as yes/no) |
Assessor no Circuit Clerk n/a County Clerk no Sheriff n/a Prosecuting Attorney n/a |
Assessor Circuit Clerk n/a County Clerk yes Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Assessor Circuit Clerk Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Locked or limited access to areas with records
(record as yes/no) |
Assessor yes Circuit Clerk yes County Clerk yes Sheriff n/a Prosecuting Attorney n/a |
Assessor Circuit Clerk no County Clerk yes Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Assessor Circuit Clerk Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Alarm system
(record as yes/no) |
Assessor no Circuit Clerk n/a County Clerk no Sheriff n/a Prosecuting Attorney n/a |
Assessor Circuit Clerk yes County Clerk no Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Assessor Circuit Clerk Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Secured doors/windows (record as yes/no) |
Assessor no Circuit Clerk n/a County Clerk yes Sheriff n/a Prosecuting Attorney n/a |
Assessor Circuit Clerk yes County Clerk n/a Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Assessor Circuit Clerk Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Panic Button
(record as yes/no) |
Assessor no Circuit Clerk n/a County Clerk no Sheriff n/a Prosecuting Attorney n/a |
Assessor Circuit Clerk no County Clerk no Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Assessor Circuit Clerk Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Key card access
(record as yes/no) |
Assessor no Circuit Clerk yes County Clerk no Sheriff n/a Prosecuting Attorney n/a |
Assessor Circuit Clerk yes County Clerk no Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Assessor Circuit Clerk Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney |
Comments: The Sheriff's tax office and Prosecuting
Attorney's office did not complete the survey.
The assessor's
office is entered through the courthouse and is housed in a new addition
attached to the courthouse. The county
Clerk and related office are in the main courthouse. there is a small room over the voter
registration office that is being used to scan county records.
Judicial annex
(across side street from courthouse) houses the magistrate's office and
courtroom, the circuit clerk's office, the prosecuting attorney's office, and
storage in the basement.
sheriff's tax
office and law enforcement are in a separate building about block from the
courthouse.
1.2, 1.4, and
1.5 Quantity of Records Held and Condition of Records
Location |
Record Type |
Volume |
Condition |
Assessors office - Main |
Land Books |
32 printouts |
Clean |
Assessors office - Main |
Assessments, Transfers, Homesteads, Personal
Property, Real Estate Records |
35 lateral file drawers |
Clean |
Assessors office - Main |
Map Cards |
Kardex-Rotary Filer with 42 metal boxes 5x7 |
Clean |
Assessors office - Main |
CAMA Files |
16 drawers |
Clean |
Assessors office - Main |
Plats |
10 drawers (6'x6'x3') |
Clean |
Assessors office - Main |
File cabinets |
5 legal size cabinets |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk office - Main |
Civil Orders |
14 large books, 84 small books |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk office - Main |
Criminal Orders |
33 small books |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk office - Main |
Support Orders |
3 small books |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk office - Main |
Mental Hygiene |
2 small books |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk office - Main |
Records of Bonds |
4 small books |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk office - Main |
Administrative Orders |
3 small books |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk office - Main |
Juvenile |
6 small books |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk office - Main |
General Receiver |
2 large books |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk office - Main |
Executions |
2 small books |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk office - Main |
State Commissioner |
1 large book |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk office - Main |
Jury |
2 large books |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk office - Main |
Indices |
6 large books |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk office - Main |
Adoptions |
5 large books |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk office - Main |
Administrative Papers |
1 5-drawer legal size cabinet |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk office - Main |
Case Files |
KOMPAKT Movable Filer with 258 linear feet |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk office - Main |
Cassette Tapes |
5cf |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk office - Main |
Petitions |
30 1cf boxes |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk office - Basement |
File drawers |
498 legal size |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk office - Basement |
Juvenile |
110 1cf boxes |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk office - Basement |
Court Tapes |
28 boxes |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk office - Basement |
Lateral Files |
40 drawers |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk office - Basement |
Miscellaneous Records |
60 can files |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk office - Basement |
Dockets, Chancery, Common Law, Civil, Criminal,
Juvenile, etc. |
122 large books, 30 small books |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk office - Basement |
Confidential Records and Evidence |
Caged area |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Balcony Area |
Abstracts, Judgments, Releases, Settlements, School
Sales, Fiduciary, Marriages |
122 can files |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Balcony Area |
Old Books |
318 large books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Balcony Area |
Miscellaneous Records |
10 1cf boxes |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Balcony Area |
Old Blueprints |
4 boxes |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Balcony Area |
Marriages |
2 boxes |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Ground Floor |
County Official Records, Law Orders, Marriages,
Disbursements, Judgments, Discharges, Financing, Termination |
170 can files |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Ground Floor |
Microfiche |
18 file drawers |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Ground Floor |
Land & Personal Property |
70 large books, 70 printouts |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Ground Floor |
Deeds Index |
26 large books, 16 small books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Ground Floor |
Deeds Alphabet A-Z |
22 large books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Ground Floor |
Deeds Numbered |
250 large books, 670 small books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Ground Floor |
Wills |
10 large books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Ground Floor |
Old Newspapers - Virginia Press |
20 vols. |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Middle Room 1 |
Fiduciary, Releases |
143 can files |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Middle Room 1 |
Wills - Alphabet |
10 large books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Middle Room 1 |
Wills - Numbered |
7 large books, 10 small books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Middle Room 1 |
Index (Release) |
1 large book, 7 small books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Middle Room 1 |
Release |
100 small books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Middle Room 1 |
Births, Deaths, Marriages |
32 large books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Middle Room 1 |
Judgment Liens |
12 large books, 6 small books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Middle Room 1 |
Miscellaneous |
1 large book |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Middle Room 1 |
Debtor Index |
6 large books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Middle Room 1 |
Execution |
1 large book |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Middle Room 1 |
Fiduciary Accounts |
50 large books, 14 small books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Middle Room 1 |
Report Sales |
1 large book |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Middle Room 1 |
Order Books |
7 large books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Middle Room 1 |
Marriages |
13 large books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Middle Room 1 |
Discharges |
7 large books, 1 small book |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Middle Room 1 |
Guardian Bond |
1 small book |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Middle Room 1 |
Redemption |
6 large books, 4 small books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Middle Room 1 |
Corporations |
6 large books, 10 small books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Middle Room 1 |
Old Records |
18 1cf boxes |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Middle Room 2 |
Birth, Death, Marriage Certificates |
3 legal size file cabinets |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Middle Room 2 |
Deeds, etc. |
12cf metal cabinet |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Middle Room 3 |
Plats |
1235 |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Middle Room 3 |
Project Maps |
20 |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Middle Room 3 |
Rolled Maps |
1 box |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Middle Room 3 |
Folded Plats |
1 box |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Small Room |
Deeds, etc. |
213 9x5x7 pigeonholes |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Small Room |
State Board Embalmers |
1 large book |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Small Room |
Elections |
2 large books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Small Room |
Miscellaneous |
9 large books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Small Room |
Precinct Books |
57 large books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Small Room |
Backup to Computer System |
27 tapes |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Probate Office |
Bonds & Estates |
9 file drawers |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Probate Office |
Wills |
9 large books, 14 small books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Probate Office |
Wills Index |
1 large book |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Probate Office |
Index to Estates |
3 large books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Probate Office |
Index to Appraisements |
1 large book |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Probate Office |
Fiduciary |
26 large books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Probate Office |
Fiduciary Index |
1 large book |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Probate Office |
Accounts |
134 small books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Probate Office |
Order Books |
20 large books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Probate Office |
Administrative Bonds |
15 small books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Storage |
Public Assistance |
1 large book |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Storage |
Personal Property (1924-2001) |
102 large books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Storage |
Releases to Deeds (Index) |
9 large books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Storage |
Releases of Deeds |
61 large books |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Storage |
Voucher & Financial Papers |
31 1.5cf boxes, 31 1cf boxes |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Storage |
Releases |
5 1.5cf boxes, 10 1cf boxes |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Storage |
Business & Management |
45 1cf boxes |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Storage |
Account Fiduciary |
5 1.5cf boxes |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Storage |
Wills |
7 1.5cf boxes |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Storage |
Fiduciary |
17 1.5cf boxes |
Clean |
County Clerk office - Storage |
Miscellaneous Papers |
4 1cf boxes |
Clean |
Sheriff's Tax office - Main |
Land and Personal Property |
10 large books |
Clean |
Sheriff's Tax office - Main |
Sheriff Settlements |
10 large books |
Clean |
Sheriff's Tax office - Main |
Tax Tickets |
15 24"x32"x8" drawers |
Clean |
Sheriff's Tax office - Main |
Tax Liens |
5 legal size drawers |
Clean |
Sheriff's Tax office - Main |
Monthly Reports |
Hard copy books in 8 30" lateral drawers |
Clean |
Sheriff's Tax office - Main |
Sales Listing Property Transfers |
4 legal size drawers |
Clean |
Sheriff's Tax office - Main |
DMV |
2 lateral drawers |
Clean |
Sheriff's Tax office - Main |
Backup, Correspondence, Administrative |
45" lateral drawers in fireproof cabinet |
Clean |
Sheriff's Tax office - Main |
Files |
2 lateral drawers |
Clean |
Sheriff's Tax office - Main |
Cancelled Checks |
2 lateral drawers |
Clean |
Sheriff's Tax office - Main |
Tax Information, Exoneration, etc. |
8 legal size drawers |
Clean |
Sheriff's Tax office - Main |
Sheriff Settlements |
3-shelf unit, 9 linear feet |
Clean |
Sheriff's Tax office - Main |
Delinquent Property & Reports |
4 3' lateral shelves |
Clean |
Sheriff's Tax office - Main |
Bank Reconciliations, Bankruptcies, Civil
Settlements |
2 legal size drawers |
Clean |
Sheriff's Tax office - Storage Cage Area |
Audited Records |
|
Clean |
Prosecuting Attorney office - Main |
Misdemeanors |
20 lateral file drawers |
Clean |
Prosecuting Attorney office - Main |
Juvenile |
10 lateral file drawers |
Clean |
Prosecuting Attorney office - Main |
Victim Advocate |
6 lateral file drawers |
Clean |
Prosecuting Attorney office - Main |
Felonies |
8 lateral file drawers |
Clean |
Prosecuting Attorney office - Main |
Non-Criminal |
2 lateral file drawers |
Clean |
Prosecuting Attorney office - Main |
Misdemeanors |
10 1cf boxes |
Clean |
Prosecuting Attorney office - Main |
Victim Advocate |
5 1cf boxes |
Clean |
Prosecuting Attorney office - Storage Caged Area 1 |
Juvenile post 1981 |
21 1.5cf boxes, 45 1cf boxes |
Clean |
Prosecuting Attorney office - Storage Caged Area 2 |
Misdemeanors |
17 1.5cf banker boxes, 56 1cf record boxes, 1
4-drawer legal file cabinet |
Clean |
Prosecuting Attorney office - Storage Caged Area 3 |
Criminal |
47 1.5cf banker boxes, 50 1cf record boxes, 6
5-drawer legal file cabinets |
Clean |
Comments: P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7, P8, P9, P10, P11, P12, P13, P14, P15, P16 All. offices need more storage space.
the assessors was leaving for the day when I arrived,
but granted a 30 minute interview. the
computers are tied to the state tax system and most of their work is done on
this system. she has very few items in
storage, mostly assessments, land records, and dog books.
1.6 Disaster
Plan |
Assessor |
Circuit
Clerk |
County
Clerk |
Sheriff |
Prosecuting
Attorney |
|
No |
Yes - all records are digitally stored on CDs and copies
of CDs are stored onsite & offsite |
No |
|
|
Comments: all
offices need a disaster contingency plan in place.
1.7 Staffing |
Assessor |
Circuit
Clerk |
County
Clerk |
Sheriff |
Prosecuting
Attorney |
1.7.A Number
of Employees |
|
|
|
|
|
Full time |
10 |
Yes |
12 |
|
|
Part time |
2 |
Yes |
0 |
|
|
Volunteers |
0 |
No |
0 |
|
|
1.7.B Records Training |
|
|
|
|
|
Training received |
In-house |
3 months training |
In-house |
|
|
Opportunities available |
Tax meeting in Charleston |
In-house |
Association meetings |
|
|
1.1.D.b
Average Daily Retrievals of Current Records |
|
|
|
|
|
Staff use |
|
1 hour |
|
|
|
Public use |
5 hours |
Rare |
All day |
|
|
1.7.D.b Average Daily Retrievals of Stored Records |
|
|
|
|
|
Staff use |
|
|
|
|
|
Public use |
|
|
|
|
|
Comments: all
offices need on-going records management training program for personnel.
1.8 Reformatting/Duplication |
Assessor |
Circuit
Clerk |
County
Clerk |
Sheriff |
Prosecuting
Attorney |
Photocopying |
|
|
|
|
|
Volume of material copied |
None |
|
None |
|
|
Disposition of originals |
|
|
|
|
|
Discarded |
|
No |
|
|
|
Placed in
storage |
|
No - filed onsite in storage area |
|
|
|
Microfilming |
|
|
|
|
|
Internal |
|
|
|
|
|
Volume of material microfilmed |
None |
|
None |
|
|
Disposition of originals |
|
|
|
|
|
Discarded |
|
|
|
|
|
Placed in
storage |
|
|
|
|
|
Master copy stored onsite or offsite |
|
|
|
|
|
User copies available (record as yes/no) |
|
|
|
|
|
External |
|
|
|
|
|
Volume of material microfilmed |
None |
|
None |
|
|
Disposition of originals |
|
|
|
|
|
Discarded |
|
|
|
|
|
Placed in
storage |
|
|
|
|
|
Master copy stored (onsite or offsite ) |
|
|
|
|
|
User copies available (record as yes/no) |
|
|
|
|
|
Imaging/Digitizing |
|
|
|
|
|
Internal |
|
|
|
|
|
Volume of material digitized |
None |
All records prior to 1998 were back scanned. All records since 1998 have been scanned as
filed. |
In process of back scanning 1,000,000 pages |
|
|
Disposition of originals |
|
|
|
|
|
Discarded |
|
No |
|
|
|
Placed in
storage |
|
No - filed onsite in storage area |
Yes - or leave on shelf |
|
|
Master copy stored (onsite or offsite ) |
|
Onsite |
|
|
|
Backup copies available (record as yes/no) |
|
Yes |
|
|
|
External |
|
|
|
|
|
Volume of material digitized |
|
All records were scanned, placed in jukebox storage
unit |
Back scanning - in Florida |
|
|
Disposition of originals |
|
|
|
|
|
Discarded |
|
No |
|
|
|
Placed in
storage |
|
No |
|
|
|
Master copy stored (onsite or offsite ) |
|
Onsite |
|
|
|
Backup copies available (record as yes/no) |
|
Yes |
|
|
|
Comments: Assessor's office shreds old, out-of-date records. All county clerk records in the basement have been imaged.
1.9 Electronic Records |
Assessor |
Circuit
Clerk |
County
Clerk |
Sheriff |
Prosecuting
Attorney |
Record groups and/or series created and maintained
in electronic format (list all) |
All from state |
All Civil, Criminal, Petitions, Domestic |
Deeds |
|
|
Software used |
|
SSI and UITI |
United System & Software Inc (USSI) |
|
|
Name and address of the vendor used |
|
|
Software Systems Inc. of Morgantown, WV (SSI) |
|
|
System support used |
|
|
|
|
|
Name and address of the vendor used |
|
|
|
|
|
Security in place for the storage system |
|
|
|
|
|
Security in place for the backup system |
|
|
|
|
|
Procedural rules used for creation, storage,
reformatting, and retirement of electronic records |
|
|
|
|
|
Recommendations
1.10 Records
Retention/Disposition (Retention Schedules, Destruction Process, Electronic
Records Guidelines Used) |
Assessor |
Circuit
Clerk |
County
Clerk |
Sheriff |
Prosecuting
Attorney |
Name of retention schedules or any other procedures,
including Code references, followed during the last five years |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
|
Documentation processes to show what records have
been destroyed in the past five years (record as yes/no) |
No |
Yes |
No |
|
|
Any records management guidelines used for
electronic records (record as yes/no) |
No |
No |
No |
|
|
Comments
1.11 Material
being stored outside the office's jurisdiction |
Assessor |
Circuit
Clerk |
County
Clerk |
Sheriff |
Prosecuting
Attorney |
Lists of records administered by the office, but
held by a local historical or genealogical group, a local library, or West
Virginia University (record as yes/no) |
No |
No |
No |
|
|
Lists contain record group, series, span date, and quantity
data (record as yes/no) |
No |
No |
No |
|
|
Transfer documentation for these records (record
as yes/no) |
No |
No |
No |
|
|
Comments