This program provides management, strategic planning, organizational development and public relations for the division. It develops the state's archives and records management system and establishes standards for records creation, care, storage, disposition, preservation, and access to those records. The program is responsible for budget and accounting procedures. The director of Archives is the governor's representative on the State Records Committee. The program oversees the records ombudsman services and also administers the Utah Public Notice Website.
During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $853,700 from all sources for Archives Administration. This is a 52.9 percent reduction from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $929,300 from the General/Education Funds, a reduction of 49.2 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.
In addition to statewide compensation and internal service fund cost increases, the following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:
COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.