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Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett
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RDA
RDA: 11023
Database ID: 1852
Record Series Title: Housing Choice Voucher Program Applicant and Tenant Files
Record Series Abstract: Applications, verification documents and checklists and inspection documents for Section 8 Housing Choice voucher applicants.
Record Series Active: Yes
Cut Off at End of: Other
If Other, Explain: Certification Transaction Date
Total Retention: 5 Years 0 Months
Retention End Action: Destroy
Disposition Notes: Applicant and tenant files will be retained in Agency for one year then transferred to state records center for remainder of retention period unless digitized. Documents received in paper format will be digitized within six months. Once the images/data has been verified for accuracy completeness the paper documents may be destroyed and the electronic records will be kept for the remainder of the retention period. Applicant and tenant files will be retained in Agency for one year then transferred to state records center for remainder of retention period unless digitized. Documents recieved in paper format will be digitized within six months. Once the images/data has been verified for accuracy and completeness the paper documents may be destroyed and the electronic records will be kept for the remainder of the retention period.
View Signed Form: Form Not Received
Worksheet
Worksheet ID: 1838
Record Location: 404 James Robertson Parkway, Parkway Towers, office and basement file room
File Arrangement: alpha; date
Media Format Generated: Both
Media Format Stored: Paper/Electronic
Date Range: 2010 - current
Annual Accumulation: 5 cu ft 1 gigabytes
Current Volume: 150 cu ft 3 gigabytes
Record Value: Administrative, Fiscal, Legal
Audit Requirements: State
Reference Frequency:
Current Year per Month: 3
Past Year: 3
2 - 5 Years: 1
Over 5 Years: 0
Data Update Frequency: Daily
Information Shared Outside of State: Yes
If Shared, List Agencies: Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
Essential Record: Yes - Original
Essential Record Stored: originals are housed in agency 404 James Robertson Parkway, Parkway Towers
Essential Record Media Type: Paper
Confidential: No
Confidential Legal Citation:
Media Recommendation: Current Format
Media Recommendation Other:
Agency Retention: 1 year, unless digitized then 5 years
Agency Retention - Years Active:
Agency Retention - Years Inactive: 1
Records Center Retention Period: 4 years if in paper format.
Final Disposition after Retention Expires: Destroy
Legal Citation: 24CFR982
Record Sample: No Sample
Legal Documentation: No Legal Documentation
Electronic Records Plan Inventory
System Name: THDA Sharepoint
IT-ABC Number:
Hardware Description: THDA maintains its own separate LAN/WAN infrastructure on-site at Parkway Towers, the systems are installed there on Dell servers in a VMware virtual environment. All images reside on a SQL back-end with the database housed on a Storage Area Network, which is replicated in real-time to the agency’s DR warm-site located at our Section 8 Rental Assistance Field Office in Madison, TN.
Software Description: Microsoft SharePoint platform using Knowledge Lake - a document imaging, document capture and workflow solution designed specifically for Microsoft SharePoint. These software systems extended the agency’s existing SharePoint environment into a comprehensive ECM solution that have enabled THDA to streamline operations, maintain regulatory compliance, and move towards the ultimate goal of complete content management.
System Location: 404 James Robertson Parkway, Parkway TowersNashville, TN and the Disaster Recovery warm-site located at our Section 8 Rental Assistance Field Office in Madison, TN.
Backup Procedures: THDA’s data protection routine consists of differential backups each Monday-Thursday, and full application and data backups performed each Friday. Two backup sets are created daily using the disk-to-disk-to-tape (D2D2T) methodology. The first backup set is stored on a SAS direct-attached disk array (disk-to-disk) and the second is a duplication of the first set to a tape library equipped with dual LTO-5 drives (disk-to-tape). The Information Technology department retains the disk-based copy for a period of one month, and the tapes are transported offsite daily by a third party, Iron Mountain. Additionally, THDA employs a one month tape rotation schedule to correspond with THDA’s business processes. An end-of-month full backup set is also archived at Iron Mountain facilities for a period of 12 months.
Disaster Recovery: THDA’s IT division employs a Certified Business Continuity Specialist who maintains and executes the agency’s Business Continuity Plan, which has been established and in place since 2008.
Data Migration Description: Overseen and conducted by THDA according to the agency’s Business Continuity Plan.
Metadata Description: In SharePoint all index fields as well as division, program, and scan date, are identified by bar code in the scanning process, to effectively reduce the possibility of error. THDA captures metadata relative to an individual and/or business, i.e. SSN or Tax ID, as well as the month and date of the file relative to the business function. Additional index fields are sometimes defined and collected depending on business need or program specific information that the agency has determined is needed for accurate and timely document retrieval. IT ECM determined and designed the SharePoint taxonomy per division based on individual business processes and includes site collections, site columns, content types, and document libraries.
Contact Information
Contact Name: Debby C Beard
Job Title: Records Management Officer - Operations Support Tech
Address 1: 404 James Robertson Parkway
Address 2: Suite #1200
City: Nashville
Zip: 37219
Phone: 615-815-2062
Email: dbeard@thda.org
Agency: TN Housing & Development Agency
Agency Head: Ralph Perry
Director: Debby Beard
Allotment Code: 316.20
Status
Action Requested: New RDA
Comments
  Date Comments
Records Management Division (RMD): 08-22-2013 Record Series Abstract does not provide description of documents in record series.
Tennessee State Libary and Archives: 08-27-2013 TSLA concurs with RMD comment.
Comptroller Audit Review: 2013-09-10 We have reviewed RDA 11023 from an audit standpoint. We recommend changing retention period to 5 years.
Agency: 09-23-2013 Record Series Abstract: Applications, verification documents and checklists and inspection documents for Section 8 Housing Choice voucher applicants. total retention: We accept Audits\' recommendation of 5 years 0 months total retention. disposition: destroy by state approved method agency retention: 1 year active records center retention: 4 years
RMD Director Recomendations: 11-03-2013 RDA 11023 is a request for a new RDA. Recommend approval with the following changes. Record Series Abstract: Applications, verification documents and checklists and inspection documents for Section 8 Housing Choice voucher applicants. Total Retention: 5 years Disposition Notes: Applicant and tenant files will be retained in Agency for one year then transferred to state records center for remainder of retention period unless digitized. Documents received in paper format will be digitized within six months. Once the images/data has been verified for accuracy completeness the paper documents may be destroyed and the electronic records will be kept for the remainder of the retention period. Agency Retention 1 year, unless digitized then 5 years Records Center Retention: 4 years if in paper format
Signed Form Received: 2013-09-27
PRC Meeting Date: 11-20-2013
PRC Comments: Record Series Abstract: Applications, verification documents and checklists and inspection documents for Section 8 Housing Choice voucher applicants. Total Retention: 5 years Disposition Notes: Applicant and tenant files will be retained in Agency for one year then transferred to state records center for remainder of retention period unless digitized. Documents received in paper format will be digitized within six months. Once the images/data has been verified for accuracy completeness the paper documents may be destroyed and the electronic records will be kept for the remainder of the retention period. Agency Retention 1 year, unless digitized then 5 years Records Center Retention: 4 years if in paper format
PRC Action: Approved with Changes
RDA History
ID RDA PRC Reviewed PRC Action
1852 11023 2013-11-20 Approved with Changes