AGENCY: Salt Lake City (Utah). Department of Public Utilities. Finance Division

SERIES: 8791
TITLE: Billing registers
DATES: 1950-2015.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological

DESCRIPTION: These registers consist of an itemized list of water and sewer customer accounts. It is used for easy access to billing information. Since 1977, the register has been a computer printout. This register includes name of customer, service address, meter reading prior and current, water usage, water and sewer charges, payments, adjustments, prior balance due, and current balance due.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

APPROVED: 03/1987

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 3 years after 2 months microfilm and then destroy originals after 2 1/2 years.

Microfilm master: Retain in Office for 10 years and then destroy.

APPRAISAL

The department believes the general schedule retention is entirely inadequate for their administrative need. The department would like to retain for ten years for customer service problems and to resolve bankruptcies.