1.1 The Physical Space Housing the Records |
Active
Records Area All Main
Offices |
Inactive
Records Area A Assessor
Jail Cell R1 Circuit
Clerk Attic R1 County
Clerk Attached Room R1 Sheriff
Jail Cell R1 Prosecuting
Attorney Attic R1 |
Inactive
Records Area B County
Clerk Room across Hallway R2 County
Clerk Jail Cell R3 Circuit
Clerk Jail Cell R2 Sheriff
Restroom |
1.1.A
Temperature (in degrees Fahrenheit) |
Assessor 77.5 Circuit Clerk 76.1 County Clerk 76.8 Sheriff 77.7 Prosecuting Attorney 77.2 |
Assessor R1 68.7 Circuit Clerk R1 72.3 County Clerk R1 76.8 Sheriff R1 75.0 Prosecuting Attorney R1 69.4 |
Assessor Circuit Clerk R2 68.7 County Clerk R2 71.8 R3 68.7 Sheriff 70.5 Prosecuting Attorney |
Humidity (record as % relative humidity) |
Assessor 40 Circuit Clerk 41 County Clerk 40 Sheriff 39 Prosecuting Attorney 40 |
Assessor R1 41 Circuit Clerk R1 40 County Clerk R1 40 Sheriff R1 36 Prosecuting Attorney R1 39 |
Assessor Circuit Clerk R2 41 County Clerk R2 39 R3 41 Sheriff 45 Prosecuting Attorney |
1.1.B Windows
(record as yes/no) |
Assessor yes Circuit Clerk yes County Clerk yes Sheriff yes Prosecuting Attorney yes |
Assessor R1 no Circuit Clerk R1 no County Clerk R1 yes Sheriff R1 no Prosecuting Attorney R1 yes |
Assessor Circuit Clerk R2 no County Clerk R2 yes R3 yes Sheriff no 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 no Prosecuting Attorney no |
Assessor R1 no Circuit Clerk R1 no County Clerk R1 no Sheriff R1 no Prosecuting Attorney R1 no |
Assessor Circuit Clerk R2 no County Clerk R2 no R3 no Sheriff no Prosecuting Attorney |
Mold - inactive (record as yes/no) |
Assessor no Circuit Clerk no County Clerk no Sheriff no Prosecuting Attorney no |
Assessor R1 no Circuit Clerk R1 no County Clerk R1 no Sheriff R1 no Prosecuting Attorney R1 no |
Assessor Circuit Clerk R2 no County Clerk R2 no R3 no Sheriff no Prosecuting Attorney |
Moisture, Dampness (record as yes/no) and note where |
Assessor no Circuit Clerk no County Clerk no Sheriff no Prosecuting Attorney no |
Assessor R1 no Circuit Clerk R1 no County Clerk R1 no Sheriff Prosecuting Attorney R1 no |
Assessor Circuit Clerk R2 no County Clerk R2 no R3 no Sheriff no Prosecuting Attorney |
Animals - alive
note kind |
Assessor no Circuit Clerk no County Clerk no Sheriff no Prosecuting Attorney no |
Assessor R1 no Circuit Clerk R1 no County Clerk R1 no Sheriff R1 no Prosecuting Attorney R1 no |
Assessor Circuit Clerk R2 no County Clerk R2 no R3 no Sheriff no Prosecuting Attorney |
Animals - past
note kind |
Assessor no Circuit Clerk no County Clerk no Sheriff no Prosecuting Attorney no |
Assessor R1 no Circuit Clerk R1 no County Clerk R1 no Sheriff R1 no Prosecuting Attorney R1 no |
Assessor Circuit Clerk R2 no County Clerk R2 no R3 no Sheriff no Prosecuting Attorney |
Insects - alive
note kind |
Assessor no Circuit Clerk no County Clerk no Sheriff no Prosecuting Attorney no |
Assessor R1 no Circuit Clerk R1 no County Clerk R1 no Sheriff R1 no Prosecuting Attorney R1 no |
Assessor Circuit Clerk R2 no County Clerk R2 no R3 no Sheriff no Prosecuting Attorney |
Insects - past note kind |
Assessor no Circuit Clerk no County Clerk no Sheriff no Prosecuting Attorney no |
Assessor R1 no Circuit Clerk R1 no County Clerk R1 no Sheriff R1 no Prosecuting Attorney R1 no |
Assessor Circuit Clerk R2 no County Clerk R2 no R3 no Sheriff no Prosecuting Attorney |
Dust or grime on records |
Assessor no Circuit Clerk no County Clerk yes Sheriff yes Prosecuting Attorney no |
Assessor R1 yes Circuit Clerk R1 yes County Clerk R1 yes Sheriff R1 yes Prosecuting Attorney R1 yes |
Assessor Circuit Clerk R2 yes County Clerk R2 yes R3 yes Sheriff yes Prosecuting Attorney |
1.1.D Fire suppression and detection systems |
|
|
|
Fire extinguishers
(record as yes/no) |
Assessor yes Circuit Clerk no County Clerk no Sheriff yes Prosecuting Attorney no |
Assessor R1 no Circuit Clerk R1 no County Clerk R1 no Sheriff R1 no Prosecuting Attorney R1 no |
Assessor Circuit Clerk R2 no County Clerk R2 no R3 no Sheriff no Prosecuting Attorney |
Sprinklers
(record as yes/no) |
Assessor no Circuit Clerk no County Clerk no Sheriff no Prosecuting Attorney no |
Assessor R1 no Circuit Clerk R1 no County Clerk R1 no Sheriff R1 no Prosecuting Attorney R1 no |
Assessor Circuit Clerk R2 no County Clerk R2 no R3 no Sheriff no Prosecuting Attorney |
1.1.E Type of security systems in place |
|
|
|
Guards at entrance to area (record as yes/no) |
Assessor no Circuit Clerk no County Clerk no Sheriff no Prosecuting Attorney no |
Assessor R1 no Circuit Clerk R1 no County Clerk R1 no Sheriff R1 no Prosecuting Attorney R1 no |
Assessor Circuit Clerk R2 no County Clerk R2 no R3 no Sheriff no Prosecuting Attorney |
Locked or limited access to areas with records
(record as yes/no) |
Assessor no Circuit Clerk no County Clerk no Sheriff yes Prosecuting Attorney no |
Assessor R1 no Circuit Clerk R1 yes County Clerk R1 no Sheriff R1 no Prosecuting Attorney R1 yes |
Assessor Circuit Clerk R2 no County Clerk R2 yes R3 no Sheriff yes Prosecuting Attorney |
Alarm system
(record as yes/no) |
Assessor yes Circuit Clerk no County Clerk no Sheriff yes Prosecuting Attorney no |
Assessor R1 no Circuit Clerk R1 no County Clerk R1 no Sheriff R1 no Prosecuting Attorney R1 no |
Assessor Circuit Clerk R2 no County Clerk R2 no R3 no Sheriff no Prosecuting Attorney |
Secured doors/windows (record as yes/no) |
Assessor yes Circuit Clerk no County Clerk yes Sheriff yes Prosecuting Attorney no |
Assessor R1 no Circuit Clerk R1 yes County Clerk R1 yes Sheriff R1 no Prosecuting Attorney R1 no |
Assessor Circuit Clerk R2 no County Clerk R2 yes R3 no Sheriff yes Prosecuting Attorney |
Panic Button
(record as yes/no) |
Assessor no Circuit Clerk no County Clerk no Sheriff no Prosecuting Attorney no |
Assessor R1 no Circuit Clerk R1 no County Clerk R1 no Sheriff R1 no Prosecuting Attorney R1 no |
Assessor Circuit Clerk R2 no County Clerk R2 no R3 no Sheriff no Prosecuting Attorney |
Key card access
(record as yes/no) |
Assessor no Circuit Clerk no County Clerk no Sheriff no Prosecuting Attorney no |
Assessor R1 no Circuit Clerk R1 no County Clerk R1 no Sheriff R1 no Prosecuting Attorney R1 no |
Assessor Circuit Clerk County Clerk R2 no R3 no Sheriff no Prosecuting Attorney |
Comments
1.2, 1.4, and
1.5 Quantity of Records Held and Condition of Records
Location |
Record Type |
Volume |
Condition |
Assessors Office |
Land Books |
100 dockets |
Clean |
Assessors Office |
Personal Property |
17dockets |
Clean |
Assessors Office |
Maps |
7 vertical drawers |
Clean |
Assessors Office |
Homestead |
6 vertical drawers |
Clean |
Assessors Office |
Real Estate |
3 dockets |
Clean |
Assessors Office |
Misc. |
4 large banker boxes |
Clean |
Assessors Jail Cell R1 |
Misc. |
30 large banker boxes |
Dirt |
Assessors Jail Cell R1 |
Misc. |
20 dockets |
Dirt |
Circuit Clerk Office |
Civil Cases |
11 vertical drawers |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Office |
Criminal Cases |
3 vertical drawers |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Office |
Plaintiff Index |
9 metal 3x5 |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Office |
Defendant Index |
12 metal 3x5 |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Office |
Affidavits/Juvenile Cases/Civil Cases |
54 vertical drawers |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Office |
Law Orders |
5 dockets |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Office |
Administrative Orders |
2 dockets |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Office |
Magistrate Orders |
2 dockets |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Office |
Domestic Orders |
2 dockets |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Office |
Civil Orders |
12 dockets |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Office |
Jury Commissioners Record |
1 docket |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Office |
Bonds |
2 dockets |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Office |
General Index to Files |
1 docket |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Office |
Closed Civil Cases |
9 dockets |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Office |
Closed Criminal Cases |
2 dockets |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Attic R1 |
Misc. |
35 small banker boxes, 150 3x5 drawers |
Dirt |
Circuit Clerk Attic R1 |
Misc. |
6 vertical drawers |
Torn |
Circuit Clerk Attic R1 |
Misc. |
180 lateral drawers |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Attic R1 |
Misc. (in paper filing cabinets) |
63 later drawers (25"x17"x11") |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Attic R1 |
Law Order |
25 dockets |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Attic R1 |
Civil Law Order |
1 docket |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Attic R1 |
Juvenile Court |
8 dockets |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Attic R1 |
Defendant Civil Order |
1 docket |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Attic R1 |
Plaintiff Civil Order |
1 docket |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Attic R1 |
Civil Orders |
25 dockets |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Attic R1 |
Chancery Orders |
22 dockets |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Attic R1 |
Misc. |
25 dockets |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Attic R1 |
Attorney Bonds |
1 docket |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Attic R1 |
Misc. Bonds |
1 docket |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Attic R1 |
Adoption |
3 dockets |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Attic R1 |
Fees |
5 dockets |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Attic R1 |
Closed Cases |
14 dockets |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Attic R1 |
Mental Hygiene |
9 dockets |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Attic R1 |
Administrative Order |
1 docket |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Attic R1 |
Magistrate Order |
1 docket |
Clean |
Circuit Clerk Jail Cell R2 |
Misc. |
50 large banker boxes |
Dirt |
Circuit Clerk Jail Cell R2 |
Misc. |
50 dockets |
Dirt |
County Clerk Office |
Transcripts/Committee Appointments/State
Fines/Marriage License/Appraisal Forms/Hunting and Fishing License etc. |
10 vertical drawers |
Clean |
County Clerk Office |
General Index |
6 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Office |
Index to Deeds |
4 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Office |
Deed |
254 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Office |
Release |
50 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Office |
Trust |
100 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Office |
Misc. |
50 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Office |
Precinct |
20 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Office |
General Election |
7 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Office |
Soldier Discharge |
3 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Office |
Marriage |
35 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Office |
Order |
25 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Office |
Will |
20 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Office |
Inventory of Estates |
27 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Office |
Appointment Record |
5 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Office |
Record of Fiduciaries |
7 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Office |
Fiduciaries Settlements |
20 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Office |
Land |
85 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Office |
Personal Property |
2 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Office |
Plat |
7 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Office |
Deaths |
4 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Office |
Births |
3 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Office |
Land and Personal Property |
16 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Office |
Delinquent Tax |
1 docket |
Clean |
County Clerk Office |
Voter Registration |
4 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Attached Room R1 |
Building Permits |
1 docket |
Clean |
County Clerk Attached Room R1 |
Election Misc. |
1 docket |
Clean |
County Clerk Attached Room R1 |
Financial |
3 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Attached Room R1 |
Insurance |
1 docket |
Clean |
County Clerk Attached Room R1 |
Water Project |
5 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Attached Room R1 |
Misc. |
2 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Attached Room R1 |
Delinquent Tax |
1 docket |
Clean |
County Clerk Attached Room R1 |
Reports/Bids |
1 docket |
Clean |
County Clerk Attached Room R1 |
Estate Files |
1 docket |
Clean |
County Clerk Attached Room R1 |
Committee Appointments |
1 docket |
Clean |
County Clerk Attached Room R1 |
Deed Leases |
1 docket |
Clean |
County Clerk Attached Room R1 |
Budget |
16 vertical drawers |
Clean |
County Clerk Attached Room R1 |
County Vehicle Titles |
1 vertical drawer |
Clean |
County Clerk Attached Room R1 |
Election |
2 vertical drawers |
Clean |
County Clerk Attached Room R1 |
Employee Insurance |
6 vertical drawers |
Clean |
County Clerk Attached Room R1 |
Bills |
2 vertical drawers |
Clean |
County Clerk Attached Room R1 |
Financial Misc. |
1 vertical drawer |
Clean |
County Clerk Attached Room R1 |
ADA Reports |
1 vertical drawer |
Clean |
County Clerk Room Across Hallway R2 |
Misc. |
13 vertical drawers |
Clean |
County Clerk Room Across Hallway R2 |
Estates |
102 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Room Across Hallway R2 |
Deed |
50 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Room Across Hallway R2 |
Trust Deed |
20 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Room Across Hallway R2 |
Order |
20 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Room Across Hallway R2 |
Personal Property |
20 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Room Across Hallway R2 |
Guardian Bonds |
15 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Room Across Hallway R2 |
Misc. |
30 dockets |
Clean |
County Clerk Room Across Hallway R2 |
Court Cases |
10 large banker boxes |
Clean |
County Clerk Room Across Hallway R2 |
Microfilm |
15 large banker boxes |
Clean |
County Clerk Room Across Hallway R2 |
Financial |
2 vertical drawers |
Clean |
County Clerk Room Across Hallway R2 |
Delinquent Tax |
1 vertical drawer |
Clean |
County Clerk Room Across Hallway R2 |
Election |
2 vertical drawers |
Clean |
County Clerk Room Across Hallway R2 |
Map |
10 drawers, and 20 tubes |
Torn |
County Clerk Jail Cell R3 |
Misc. |
70 large banker boxes |
Dirt |
County Clerk Jail Cell R3 |
Misc. |
10 dockets |
Dirt |
Sheriff Office |
Land |
7 dockets |
Clean |
Sheriff Office |
Personal Property |
3 dockets |
Clean |
Sheriff Office |
Misc. |
4 vertical drawers |
Clean |
Sheriff Office |
Misc. |
1 docket |
Clean |
Sheriff Jail Cell R1 |
Misc. |
40 large banker boxes |
Dirt |
Sheriff Jail Cell R1 |
Land |
25 dockets |
Dirt |
Sheriff Jail Cell R1 |
Personal Property |
15 dockets |
Dirt |
Sheriff Jail Cell R1 |
Court Cases Files |
34 vertical drawers |
Dirt |
Sheriff Jail Cell R1 |
Daily Cash |
5 dockets |
Dirt |
Sheriff Jail Cell R1 |
Real Estate |
35 dockets |
Dirt |
Sheriff Restroom |
Misc. |
10 dockets |
Dirt |
Sheriff Restroom |
Accident and Complaints |
8 vertical drawers |
Dirt |
Sheriff Restroom |
Inmate |
5 vertical drawers |
Dirt |
Prosecuting Attorney Office |
Criminal Cases |
12 large vertical drawers |
Clean |
Prosecuting Attorney Office |
File Misc. |
4 large banker boxes |
Clean |
Prosecuting Attorney Attic R1 |
Misc. |
4 large banker boxes |
Dirt |
Comments: Everything that was stored in the attic was
stored in cardboard filing cabinets. No
one was allowed in the Jail Cells so all those numbers were estimated.
P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7, P8, P9, P10, P11, P12, P13, P14, P15
1.6 Disaster
Plan |
Assessor |
Circuit
Clerk |
County
Clerk |
Sheriff |
Prosecuting
Attorney |
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Comments
1.7 Staffing |
Assessor |
Circuit
Clerk |
County
Clerk |
Sheriff |
Prosecuting
Attorney |
1.7.A Number
of Employees |
|
|
|
|
|
Full time |
5 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
|
Part time |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Volunteers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1.7.B Records Training |
|
|
|
|
|
Training received |
None |
In house |
None |
None |
|
Opportunities available |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
1.1.D.b
Average Daily Retrievals of Current Records |
|
|
|
|
|
Staff use |
1/2 hour |
3 hours |
6 hours |
Didn't know |
n/a |
Public use |
2 hours |
1 hour |
6 hours |
Didn't know |
n/a |
1.7.D.b Average Daily Retrievals of Stored Records |
|
|
|
|
|
Staff use |
Rare |
1/2 hour |
1 hour |
Didn't know |
n/a |
Public use |
rare |
n/a |
1/2 hour |
Didn't know |
n/a |
Comments
1.8 Reformatting/Duplication |
Assessor |
Circuit
Clerk |
County
Clerk |
Sheriff |
Prosecuting
Attorney |
Photocopying |
|
|
|
|
|
Volume of material copied |
n/a |
n/a |
|
n/a |
n/a |
Disposition of originals |
|
|
|
|
|
Discarded |
|
|
no |
|
|
Placed in
storage |
|
|
yes |
|
|
Microfilming |
|
|
|
|
|
Internal |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Volume of material microfilmed |
|
|
|
|
|
Disposition of originals |
|
|
|
|
|
Discarded |
|
|
|
|
|
Placed in
storage |
|
|
|
|
|
Master copy stored onsite or offsite |
|
|
|
|
|
User copies available (record as yes/no) |
|
|
|
|
|
External |
n/a |
n/a |
|
n/a |
n/a |
Volume of material microfilmed |
|
|
90% of all |
|
|
Disposition of originals |
|
|
|
|
|
Discarded |
|
|
No |
|
|
Placed in
storage |
|
|
No |
|
|
Master copy stored (onsite or offsite ) |
|
|
1 onsite and 1 offsite |
|
|
User copies available (record as yes/no) |
|
|
no |
|
|
Imaging/Digitizing |
|
|
|
|
|
Internal |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Volume of material digitized |
|
|
|
|
|
Disposition of originals |
|
|
|
|
|
Discarded |
|
|
|
|
|
Placed in
storage |
|
|
|
|
|
Master copy stored (onsite or offsite ) |
|
|
|
|
|
Backup copies available (record as yes/no) |
|
|
|
|
|
External |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Volume of material digitized |
|
|
|
|
|
Disposition of originals |
|
|
|
|
|
Discarded |
|
|
|
|
|
Placed in
storage |
|
|
|
|
|
Master copy stored (onsite or offsite ) |
|
|
|
|
|
Backup copies available (record as yes/no) |
|
|
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|
|
Comments
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) |
State assessment system with backup (WVNET) |
n/a |
n/a |
|
n/a |
Software used |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
n/a |
Name and address of the vendor used |
WVNET - Charleston, WV |
n/a |
n/a |
Software Systems, 23 South University Ave.,
Morgantown, WV 26508 |
n/a |
System support used |
TMC Technologies |
n/a |
n/a |
|
n/a |
Name and address of the vendor used |
2110 Pleasant Valley Rd. Fairmont, WV 26554 |
n/a |
n/a |
|
n/a |
Security in place for the storage system |
Locked |
n/a |
n/a |
password |
n/a |
Security in place for the backup system |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
n/a |
Procedural rules used for creation, storage, reformatting,
and retirement of electronic records |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
n/a |
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 |
none |
none |
Records Retention and Disposal Schedule1993
(attached) |
none |
none |
Documentation processes to show what records have
been destroyed in the past five years (record as yes/no) |
none |
yes |
none |
none |
none |
Any records management guidelines used for
electronic records (record as yes/no) |
none |
no |
none |
none |
none |
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 |
No |
no |
Lists contain record group, series, span date, and
quantity data (record as yes/no) |
no |
no |
No |
No |
no |
Transfer documentation for these records (record
as yes/no) |
no |
no |
No |
No |
no |
Comments