Beaufort County Records Management Department Director Tamekia Green-Judge was recently awarded the prestigious Bob Rogers Leadership Innovation Award from the South Carolina Public Records Association (SCPRA). The award was presented during the South Carolina Public Records Association’s Annual Conference, held in October.

She was presented the leadership award for implementing an updated and more effective Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) platform named Exterro, that can process the thousands of FOIA requests more quickly, more efficiently and more thoroughly. 

"It's an honor to be nominated by SCPRA for this award. The Exterro platform is a much more efficient platform that simplifies workflow both for County departments and citizens who file requests," said Department Director Green-Judge. "Implementing this platform has been a two year process. The key to success in government is transparency and that's what Exterro provides. Citizens are able to track their FOIA requests, obtain updates, and receive external text notifications through the online portal. It's a simplified workflow but with greater transparency." 

Mrs. Green-Judge has been with Beaufort County for 20 years: first in the County Zoning Department and then transferring to Records Management three years ago. 

Beaufort County Records Management provides storage for all permanent and inactive County Records for the duration of their established retention period as approved by County Council and the South Carolina Department of Archives & History; they provide support by preparing, scanning, microfilming, and inspecting permanent records for County departments; and they provide for the secure destruction of non-permanent records that have met their retention length and are of no further value for daily operations.

Each year, Records Management averages 15,000 boxes of records, over one million pages of documents scanned or microfilmed and 130,000 pounds of records shredded and recycled since 2011.

Records Management is also responsible for delivering mail throughout the County, North and South of the Broad River, via the Courier service.