Resolution 10853 RESOLUTION NO. 10853
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN
RECORDS AFTER THE LAPSE OF SPECIFIED PERIODS OF TIME,
AND AUTHORIZING THE DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN OTHER
RECORDS AFTER THE LAPSE OF SPECIFIED PERIODS OF TIMiE
PROVIDING SAID RECORDS HAVE BEEN REPRODUCED ON MICRO-
FILM, AND PROVIDING FURTHER THAT THE CITY CLERK MAY
RETAIN SAME FOR A LONGER PERIOD 'JHEN DEEMED NECESSARY
OR ADVISABLE, AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 10298
PASSED AND ADOPTED THE 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 1960.
WHEREAS , detailed records of the City have accumulated for many
years to the extent that it is becoming difficult to keep them
properly stored and indexed, and
WHEREAS , it has been determined and established through years
of research in various cities and governmental units that no matter
how important a record may be, it is useless to preserve it unless
it can_ be found when wanted; also that knowing that a record exists
but not being able to find it is more disturbing than the knowledge__
that it has been destroyed, and
WHEREAS , it has become customary practice to destroy detailed
records after reasonable periods of time, preserving certain of
same on microfilm from which photographic reproductions can he made,
if, as and when needed in the future and which reproductions are now
recognized and admitted in our Courts as evidence to the same effect
as though they were the originals , and
WHEREAS , investigation has shown that the periods of retention
shown below for the described records are sufficient for all
practical purposes;
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA;
SECTION 1 . That the City Clerk, or his duly authorized assistants,
be and they hereby are, authorized to destroy the
following named original records after the lapse of at least a period
of time set opposite each item; provided., however, that a description
of such records destroyed shall first be made and certified and
retained in the City' s files, and provided :Further, that no such
records shall be destroyed until and unless they have been audited
by the City auditors :
PERIOD TO LAPSE
TYPE OF RECORD BEFORE DESTRUCTION
A - Accounting Records:
Monthly Budget Reports 10 years
Monthly Analysis of Expenditures
(Expense Reports) 10 years
Automotive Ledger Sheets 2 years
Gas & Oil Tickets 2 years
Stock Invoices (Central Stores) Original 3 years
Automotive Repair Orders 3 years
Miscellaneous Repair Orders 3 years
Incoming Stock Reports (Central Stores) 2 years
Incoming Special Order Reports (Central Stores) 2 years
Surety Appearance Bond Receipts -
Original White Copies 2 years
Requisition Slips - Original 2 years
Temporary Receipts - Original 2 years
Equipment Charge - Recap 2 years
Daily Reconciliation of Cash (Cashier ' s Copy) 2 years
Daily Golf Greens Fee Stubs Receipts 1 year
Golf Membership Applications 2 years
Misc . Recreation Department Receipt8
(Pre Schools, Swimming, Ceramics, Tennis
Memberships, Tennis Court Fees, etc . ) 2 years
Accounting Department ' s Copy of Purchase
Order (known as Accounting Ledger) 2 years
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PERIOD TO LAPSE
TYPE OF RECORD BEFORE DESTRUCTION
Accounting Department ' s Copy of Purchase
Order (Alphabetical) 2 years
Accounting Department (not stamped paid)
Copy of City Invoices 2 years
Daily Identification Bureau Receipts 2 years
Pink Copy of Interdepartmental Order 2 years
Traffic tickets and complaint
Moving -
Original Copy 2 years after payment
Duplicate (Master) Copy Upon payment
Non-moving -
Original Copy 2 years after payment
Duplicate (Master) Copy Upon payment
Unpaid Traffic Tickets -
Moving - Original & Duplicate
(Master) Copies 2 years
Non-moving - Original and Duplicate
(Master) Copies 2 years
Bank Statement - All Banks, with Deposit
Slips attached 5 years
Bank Books - All Banks 10 years
Payroll Statement Sheets, showing deductions,
Weekly and Semi-monthly (by Departments) 2 years
Appropriations from Current Fund Surplus
Booklets 2 years
Duplicate Comparative Revenue Report 2 years
All unused pre--numbered revenue receipts
originating in the City Clerk' s office
which have been discontinued must be held for 2 years
All unused pre-numbered revenue receipts
originating in any other department of the
City which have been discontinued, must be
turned in immediately to the City Clerk' s
office, to be retained for 2 years
Delinquent Notice of Fire Extinguisher Charge 2 years
Paid Notice of Fire Extinguisher Invoices 2 years
B - Payrollo
Foreman ' s Time Cards - All Departments except
Auditorium & Convention Hall 2 years
Foreman ' s Time Cards - Auditorium &
Convention Half 2 years
Time Clock Cards - All Departments 2 years
Casual Labor Payroll Receipts 2 years
C - Water Billing:
Application for Water Service 2 years
Application to have Water Service Discontinued 2 years
0 Records of Special Readings on Water Meters 2 years
Controls for Water Meter Deposits 2 years
Controls for Monthly Water Sales & Receipts 2 years
Billing Machine Record Tape of Monthly
Water Sales 2 years
Water Bill Receipts (stubs) 2 years
Water Ledger Spindle Stubs 2 years
Water Ledger Cards Period Lapsed
D - Miscellaneous -
Employees Bond Purchase Records 10 years
Insurance Policies (Expired) 2 years
Inventory Reports of City Property
(All Departments) 5 years
Budget Estimate Reports (All Departments) 5 years
Inventory Record Cards (Obsolete and Sold -
All Departments) 5 years
Concessionaire ' s Inventory & Audit
(Auditorium & Convention Hall) 2 years
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SECTION 20 That the City Clerk, or his duly authorized assistants,
be, and they hereby are, authorized to destroy the
following named original records after the lapse of at least a
period of time set opposite each item, provided, however, that said
records have been reproduced on microfilm to be retained in the
City' s files, and providing that a description of such records
destroyed shall first be made and certified and retained in the
City' s files, and providing further, that no such records shall be
destroyed until and unless they have been audited by the City
Auditors :
PERIOD TO
MICROFILM LAPSE BEFORE
TYPE OF RECORD TO COMMENCE DESTRUCTIO=N
A - Summary of Daily Report of Collections
with Reconciliation of Cash and
Supporting papers attached - such as,
Departmental Revenue, Water Service,
Taxes, Real and Personal , Liens,
Trust, etc . 4/15/29 2 years
B - Daily Report of Collections from - 4/15/29 2 years
Municipal Court
Criminal Division - Affidavits,
Dockets, and Daily Reports
Traffic Division - Traffic
tickets and Complaints
(original copy) , Dockets and
Daily Reports ,
Auto Inspection Department - Inspection Reports
Identification Bureau Reports
Municipal Golf Courses Daily Reports -
Normandy and Bay Shore & Par 3
Recreation Department Daily Reports
Concessionaire Report of Collections
Beach Patrol Report of Collections'
Miami Beach Public Library Report of
Collections
Auditorium and Convention Hall Box Office
Statements and Daily Reports
Fire Extinguisher Daily Report
C - Individual Cash Receipts:
Taxes - Real Estate 11/1/32 2 years
Taxes - Personal Property 11/1/32 2 years
Satisfaction of Tax Lien 4/1/58 2 years
Licenses -- Occupational (City License) 11/1/40 2 years
- Alcoholic Beverages 11/1/40 2 years
- Dog 11/1/40 2 years
- Massage 11/1/40 2 years
- Charter Boat 11/1/40 2 years
- Occupational Auto Drivers-
For Hire 11/1/40 2 years
Permits - Building li/1/40 2 years
- Plumbing 11/1/40 2 years
- Electrical 11/1/40 2 years
- Elevator 11/1/40 2 years
Prenumbered Code Books Receipts 10/1/57 2 years
Golf Course Locker Fee Receipts 10/1/58 2 years
Miscellaneous Cash Receipts (NCR ' s) 11/1/40 2 years
Miscellaneous Special Event Receipts
such as, Entertainment, Boxing,
Athletic contests, Dancing, etc , 11/1/40 2 years
Auditorium and Convention Hall
Receipts 11/1/50 2 years
Tapping Water Service 11/1/40 2 years
Dock Rentals 11/1/40 2 years
City Invoices (Pink Copy) 11/1/40 2 years
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PERIOD TO
MICROFILM LAPSE BEFORE
TYPE OF RECORD TO COMMENCE DESTRUCTION
Examination Fees 11/1/40 2 years
Improvement Liens 11/1/40 2 years
Deposit Receipts - Water Meter Oldest in file 2 years
- Building Bonds 11/1/40 2 years
- Street Permits 11/1/40 2 years
- House Connection 11/1/40 2 years
- License
Applications 11/1/40 2 years
- Traffic Depart-
ment Deposit
Receipts for
Signs 10/1/60 2 years
All Other Miscellaneous Individual
Receipts not listed 11/1/40 2 years
Individual Receipts for Employees
Savings 8onds 11/1/42 2 years
Parking Meter Receipts with Bank
Deposit Slips attached 1/18/51 2 years
Inter-Fund Transfer Receipts 10/1/57 2 years
D- Daily Bank Deposit Slips of recorded
Checks
Miami Beach First National Bank
(Misc. ) 11/1/44 2 years
All other Depositaries 11/1/44 2 years
E -Checks - Endorsed by Payee with
Bank cancellations ;
Regular City of Miami Beach Check
(Miami Beach First National Bank -
Misc . Funds Account) 1927 2 years
Water Deposit Checks (Meter
Account) 4/1/36 2 years
Payroll Checks (Weekly and
Semi-monthly) 7/15/47 2 years
Overpayment Checks 11/1/46 2 years
City Employees Retirement
Fund Checks 5/13/38 2 years
City Pension Fund for Firemen
and Policemen Checks 3/5/46 2 years
Firemen ' s Relief and Pension Fund
checks 10/11/49 2 years
Auditorium and Convention Hall
Account Checks 10/1/53 2 years
Parking Revenue Bond Fund
Account Checks 2/21/51 2 years
Parking System - Operation and
Maintenance Fund Checks 2/21/51 2 years
Inter-Fund Transfer Checks Jan . 1952 2 years
Library Trust Account Checks -- 2 years
Any other City of Miami Beach
cancelled checks -- 2 years
F - Vouchers:
Blue copy regular City voucher (with
supporting paid invoices and other
data attached) numerical order 1927 2 years
Yellow copy regular City voucher
in alphabetical order 1927 5 years
Meter Deposit voucher -
numerical order 4/1/36 2 years
Overpayment voucher -
numerical order 11/1/46 2 years
City Employees Retirement Fund
voucher- numerical order 5/13/38 2 years
City Pension Fund for Firemen
and Policemen - numerical
order 2/5/46 2 years
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PERIOD TO
MICROFILM LAPSE BEFORE
TYPE OF RECORD TO COMMENCE DESTRUCTION
Firemen' s Relief and Pension
voucher - numerical order 10/11/49 2 years
Auditorium and Convention
Hall Account voucher -
numerical order 10/1/53 2 years
Parking Revenue Bond Fund
voucher - numerical order 2/21/51 2 years
Parking System - Operation
and Maintenance voucher -
numerical order 2/21/51 2 years
Inter-Fund Transfer Checks -
voucher Jan. 1952 2 years
Library Trust voucher -- 2 years
Any other City of Miami Beach
voucher -- 2 years
G - Purchase Orders ,
Copy Purchase Order (Approved
for Payment stamped thereon,
known as Receiving Depart-
ment copy) 1943 2 years
H - Subsidiary Ledgers
Appropriation Ledger showing
various breakdown of accounts- 11/1/30 5 years
Expenditures Ledger showing
various breakdown of accounts From beginning 5 years
Tax Ledger Sheets 1952 2 years after
sheet is
used up.
Departmental Revenue From beginning 5 years
Trust Fund From beginning 5 years
Water Meter Deposit Record
Cards (Closed Out) From beginning 2 years
I - Elections
Registration Certificates to
December 1944 1928 Period
Lapsed
Registration Certificates --
Stricken and Deceased 1945 10 years
All lists of persons voting
in each election prior to
December 1944 From beginning Period lapsed
J - Correspondence (Not part of
Council Minutes) classified
as records 11/1/47 2 years
K - License Application Cards 1938-39 2 years
Alphabetical copy of Liquor
Licenses 1945-46 2 years
Alpnabetical copy of
Occupational Licenses 1945-46 2 years
Police Warrants and Affidavits 3/16/48 2 years
T_, - Original Payroll Journals - Weekly 1943 5 years
Original Payroll Journals -
Semi-monthly 1943 5 years
Inter-departmental Charges 10/1/46 2 years
Bank Ledgers - Miscellaneous Fund
Checking Accounts only 10/1/52 2 years
Lien Ledger Cards From Beginning Period Lapsed
File Copies Improvement Lien
Notices From Beginning 10 years
Tax Rolls From Beginning 10 years
Assessment Rolls From Beginning 5 years
Contracts From Beginning 10 years
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PERIOD TO
MICROFILM LAPSE BEFORE
TYPE OF RECORD TO COMMENCE DESTRUCTION
Original Payroll Journal -
Employees Retirement System From Beginning 5 years
Payroll Journal (machine copy)
Fire & Police Pension Fund From Beginning 5 years
Duplicate Copy of Fire &
Police Pension Warrant From Beginning 5 years
SECTION 3o That this resolution shall not be deemed as requiring
the destruction of such records after the lapse of the
periods shown above, and at the discretion of the City Clerk any
of them may be retained for longer periods where deemed necessary
or advisable .
SECTION 4. That Resolution No. 10298, passed and adopted the 2nd
dad of March, 1960, be and the same is hereby rescinded.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 7th day of Nove ,ser , 1.62
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