Sheriff notifies commission of plan to shred digitized personnel files

Sheriff Kohl informed commissioners that the sheriff’s office has digitized personnel records in the county’s system and plans to destroy approximately 108 hard-copy files. The sheriff’s representative said the files are preserved digitally in the IAC road system and that paper copies are being shredded.
A commissioner moved for approval and the commission voted to authorize destruction. Commissioners praised the modernization effort as consistent with current records-management practices but did not discuss retention schedules or long-term archive procedures during the public discussion.
Ending: The commission approved the records destruction. The transcript does not specify a follow-up on retention policy or public-records notice steps.