Records Management

Record Officer Program

Appointment of Metro Records Officers is provided for in Metro Code of Law 2.140.050(B). The Records Officer program is administered by the Metro Records Management Division through the Metro Clerk’s Office.

Under this program, the departmental Records Officers develop, implement, and maintain the department’s or office’s records management program. The department head or elected official retains overall accountability for the department’s or office's records management program, as well as signature authority for records retention and destruction when so requested.

A current list of Metro Records Officers is available: Metro Records Officers

For more information about the Metro Records Officers program, contact Mike Potts at 862-5885 or mike.potts@nashville.gov.

Records Officer responsibilities include the following actions:

    Serve as the department’s point of contact with Metro Records Management Division on records-related issues

    Participate in Metro’s records management training program

    Coordinate with the Records Management Administrative Line of Business (ALOB) efforts for the Results Matter initiative

    Develop and maintain according to established standards, processes, and procedures:

    File inventories
    Record series inventories
    Records protection plans
    Records schedules

    Implement as necessary according to established standards, processes, and procedures:

    Records destructions
    Records transfers