Website Decommission Request

Submit this form to initiate the decommissioning process for a Gato site. Decommissioned sites are no longer needed to be publicly available, but a copy is retained within Gato for future potential needs.

  • Decommission requests may only be approved by the owner of the site.
  • A decommissioned Gato site, along with all pages and assets, will no longer be available to the public.
  • Decommissioned sites, along with assets, will remain available to editors in Gato.
  • The existing site owner and managers will remain responsible for the site.
  • The URL for the site can be temporarily redirected to another URL of your choice for 6-months.
  • After submitting this form, and confirming the request, the site will be decommissioned in approximately 2-3 business days.
  • Decommissioned sites will be maintained in Gato for 2 years.
Ex. abc123
Please enter your website title or root page name exactly as it appears in gato-edit.
The current URL for this site will redirect users to this destination, if desired.
Identify your role with this site: *
We must validate this request with the site owner before moving forward.
We must validate this request with the site owner before moving forward.
Please affirm the following: *
Please affirm you have confirmed the following with the site owner: *
e.g., the site was abandoned, the department/program/service no longer exists, or other reasons.