4th August 2008, 11:00 AM
Thanks for the positive comments so far.
It's going to be quite a long process, given the need in a local authority structure to create a report (probably my job) circulate it around various Council departments for consultation and then get a decision from elected members. Then identify appropriate store and get rental agreement set up. Weeks, more likely months. There is obviously a big issue about archives which we have already accepted in principle (i.e. allocated accession numbers to), where the units will have budgeted for our current storage charge and also what to do about further offers of archives in the interim period before (if) the new charge is imposed. A complex problem.
It's going to be quite a long process, given the need in a local authority structure to create a report (probably my job) circulate it around various Council departments for consultation and then get a decision from elected members. Then identify appropriate store and get rental agreement set up. Weeks, more likely months. There is obviously a big issue about archives which we have already accepted in principle (i.e. allocated accession numbers to), where the units will have budgeted for our current storage charge and also what to do about further offers of archives in the interim period before (if) the new charge is imposed. A complex problem.