The Puget Sound Regional Branch provides archival and records management services to local government agencies throughout King, Pierce, and Kitsap counties. Local government records include those from county offices such as the Auditor, the Clerk, the Treasurer, the Board of Commissioners, and from municipalities, school districts, and other service districts. The Northwest Regional Branch acts as a regional resource in the area of public records and information management. These services include consultation , workshops , and the coordination of additional services . Consultation Branch staff can provide consultation on a variety of records and information management topics, including the implementation of authorized records retention schedules, establishing a records management program, records destruction, files management, essential records protection, and disaster preparedness.
Consultation occurs both by telephone and by scheduled on-site visits.
Workshops Branch staff also participate in workshops concentrating on various records management topics. Workshops typically are designed for specific client groups with similar records management concerns, and are intended to provide attendees with the basic tools for managing public records according to approved retention schedules. Workshops are offered both to statewide organizations and to individual local groups. Coordination of additional services Branch staff can also assist local agencies in coordinating services not provided by the Regional Branch. 1866-1937 Tax Assessment Rolls for these years are contained in large bulky volumes.