The LGS-1

The State Archives is revising and consolidating its local government records retention and disposition schedules and issuing a single, comprehensive retention schedule for all types of local governments on August 1st, 2020.

The new schedule, Retention and Disposition Schedule for New York Local Government Records or LGS-1, will supersede and replace:

-  CO-2 Schedule for use by counties (2006),

- MU-1 Schedule for use by cities, towns, villages, and fire districts (2003),

- MI-1 Schedule for use by miscellaneous local governments (2006), and

- ED-1 Schedule for use by school districts, BOCES, County Vocational Education and Extension Boards, and Teacher Resource and Computer Training Centers (2004)

As noted previously, local governments must adopt LGS-1 prior to utilizing it, even if they adopted and have been using the CO-2, MU-1, MI-1, or ED-1 Schedules. Governing boards of local governments will have a five-month period – between August 1st, 2020 when LGS-1 is issued and