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ORDINANCE NO. 1240
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 1, CHAPTER 1.20 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL
CODE BY THE AMENDMENT OF SECTION 1.20.170 TO
BRING THE PROVISIONS FOR RECORDING MEETINGS INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT.
The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California,
loes ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: That Title 1, Chapter 1.20 of the Carlsbad
ulunicipal Code is amended by the amendment of Section 1.20.170
to read as follows:
111.20.170 Recordings of meetings: (a) The City Clerk
nay tape record City Council meetings as an aid in the
?reparation of the minutes. If tape recordings are made, they shall be retained by the City Clerk until such time as the
ninutes have been approved by the City Council. Upon such approval of the written minutes by the City Council, the City Clerk may reuse or erase such tape recordings unless
specifically requested by the City Council or +he City Attorney
to retain such tapes at the time the minutes are approved.
(b) While the City Clerk has the tape recordings in
her possession, members of the public may hear tape recordings
of the City Council meetings during office hours when it will not inconvenience the ordinary operation of the Clerk's Office;
brief or shorthand notes may be made; mechanical recordings may
be made from said tapes until the minutes are approved unless
the tape recording is retained according to Subsection (a); and
in this connection, the City Clerk is further authorized to
allow the recording machines to be used by the public for
listening or recording purposes when such machines are not
necessary for use by the City Clerk in the ordinary function of the office. The City Clerk is not authorized to provide a transcript of any tape recording. The City Clerk may establish
rules and regulations necessary to protect the safety of the records against theft, multilation or accidental damage, to prevent inspection or recording from interfering with the
orderly function of the office, and to ensure that the integrity of the records is maintained. The City Clerk may charge a fee to cover the cost, including labor and materials, of but not
limited to providing records and administering this provision.
meeting, or any portion thereof, a request therefor shall be (c) If any person wishes a record of the City Council
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filed with the City Clerk twenty-four hours prior to the meeting. If such a request is received, the City Clerk shall make
arrangements to make and preserve such a record at the expense
of the person making the request.
a stenographer reporter, he may employ one directly at his
expense or request that the City Clerk arrange, also at the requesting party's expense, for a reporter. Any such request
shall be made in writing at least two full working days before
the meeting. arrangements for any such record."
If any person desires to have a matter reported by
The City Clerk may require a deposit before making
EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective
thirty days after its adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify
to the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published
at least once in the Carlsbad Journal within fifteen days after
its adoption.
INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the
Carlsbad City Council held on the 4th day of August r
19 81 , and thereafter
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of said City
, 1981 , by - Council held on the 18th day of August
the following vote, to wit:
AYES :
NOES: None
ABSENT : Council Member Kulchin.
Council Members Packard, Casler, hear, Lewis.
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-0NALD C. PACKARD, Mayor
ATTEST :
(SEAL)
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