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RESOLUTION NO. 2005-011
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA AMENDING CITY RESOLUTION NO. 98-088
TO UPDATE THE RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE TO
INCLUDE AUDIO AND VIDEO TAPE RECORDINGS
MAINTAINED BY THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines
and declares as follows:
A. Except for records less than two years old and certain other, specified records,
Government Code section 34090 authorizes the head of city departments to
cease retaining records, documents, instruments, books or paper under his or
her charge, without keeping a copy thereof, with the approval of City Council
and the written approval of the City Attorney.
B. On or about December 21, 1998, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 98-
088, establishing a records retention policy and records retention schedule for
each of the City's agencies.
C. Government Code section 34090.6 allows the head of a department of a
city to destroy recordings of routine video monitoring after one year and after
100 days may destroy recordings of telephone and radio communications
maintained by the department. It is the intent of the City to maintain the audio
recordings for six months in accordance with the Tort Claim filing
requirement.
D. Definitions: "Recordings of telephone and radio communications" means the
routine daily taping and recording of telephone communications to and from a
city, city and county, or department, and all radio communications relating to
the operations of the department.
"Routine video monitoring" means videotaping by a video or electronic
imaging system designed to record the regular and ongoing operations of the
departments, including mobile in-car video systems, jail observation and
monitoring systems, and building security taping systems.
"Department" includes a public safety communications center operated by the
city.
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Section 2.
No. 98-088.
Exhibit I to this resolution is hereby added to Exhibit I to Resolution
Section 3. Except for this single addition, Resolution No. 98-088 shall remain
in full force and effect.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately and the Clerk of the
Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this Resolution.
ADOPTED this Z!!l- day of Februarv, 2005.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Joseph W. Fletcher, City Attorney
By:
la Coleman
sistant City Attorney
AYES:
Councilmembers:
Bustamante. Christv. Garcia. Pulido. Solorio (5)
NOES:
Councilmembers:
None (0)
ABSTAIN:
Councilmembers:
None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers: Alvarez. Bist (2)
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CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the
attached Resolution No. 2005-011 to be the original resolution adopted by the City
Cooodl of the C;ty ofS,"(a Aoa 00 Fe~ .. 4-
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City of Santa Ana
Resolution 2005-011
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CITY OF SANTA ANA
RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE
AUDIO AND VIDEO TAPE RECORDINGS
Exhibit I
Page 1-1
RECORD RECORD RECORD RETENTION RETENTION REMARKS
CATEGORY SERIES DESCRIPTION START DATE PERIOD
RECORDINGS OF Routine daily taping and recording of Date of Six (6) months Government
TELEPHONE AND telephone communications and all recording Code section
RADIO radio communications relating to the 34090.6(a)
COMMUNICATIONS operations of the department
ROUTINE VIDEO Video or electronic imaging system Date of 1 year Government
MONITORING designed to record the regular and recording Code section
ongoing operations of the 34090.6(a)
departments. including in-car video
systems. jail observation and
monitoring systems, and building
security taping systems.