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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Alameda County Grand Jury
• 2016-2017
Alameda County Needs a Comprehensive Email Retention Policy
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Findings and Recommendations 3 findings
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Page 89
Alameda County’s lack of a consistent policy for retention of electronic communications leaves employees with no guidance as to which email correspondence to keep, to delete, or how long to retain.
No recommendations for this finding
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Page 89
There is no evidence of adequate training or support to assist Alameda County staff and elected officials in maintaining electronic communications consistent with state law.
No recommendations for this finding
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Page 89
Individual staff members currently have control over which electronic communications are saved and which are deleted. This creates the potential for accidental, negligent, or even intentional destruction of public documents which should be available for public review.
No recommendations for this finding