Municipal Records

Welcome to the Municipal Records department of the Massachusetts Archives. This section includes forms and resources for state municipalities, including reports, minutes, tax records, etc.

The Municipal Records Retention Schedule is updated by the Supervisor of Public Records. If you have any questions about or issues with the functionality of the Records Retention Database, please contact the Retention Help staff.

Current Municipal Schedule

View the most recent Municipal Records Retention Schedule.

Records Schedule Database

Search the Records for City and Town Governments.

Municipal Schedule Forms

• RMU-1E: Application for Electronic Systems Information Plan Face Sheet (PDF)
  Use this form to obtain approval for a retention plan for electronic record keeping systems and databases.
• RMU-2: Application for Destruction Permission (PDF)
• RMU-2E: Application for Scanning and Destruction Permission (PDF)
• RMU-4: Records Liaison Officer Designation (PDF)
  Use this form to appoint an authorized agent for Records Management Unit business.
• RMU-IW: Records Inventory Worksheet (PDF)