HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 3087 RESOLUTION NO. 3087
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
ADOPTING REGULATIONS GOVERNING TAPE RECORDINGS OF
COUNCIL MEETINGS AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 963
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Downey has determined that
it is advisable to use, and there now is used, a tape recorder for the
purpose of recording City Council meetings; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of such recorder is to assist the City Clerk
in the preparation of the minutes to be submitted to the Council for
approval and adoption; and
WHEREAS, such tape recordings solely are for the purpose of
supplementing shorthand notes made at the meeting by the Clerk; and
WHEREAS, it is not the desire or intent of the City Council that
such tapes become a permanent record of the City of Downey.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council hereby adopts the following rules
and regulations relative to the use and keeping of the tapes which consti-
tute recordings of the Council meetings of the City.
(1) Such recordings shall be for the purpose of, and shall
be used for, supplementing the shorthand notes of the
City Clerk of any Council meeting and as an assistance
to the City Clerk in preparing the minutes of any
Council meeting for subsequent submission to the City
Council for its approval and adoption.
_ (2) A tape replay of such a meeting shall be supervised by
the City Clerk or Deputy and no such tape shall be
removed from the office of the City Clerk.
(3) Upon request and by appointment, tapes may be played
for public use in the Clerk's office at such times as
may be convenient for the City Clerk.
(4) If requested to do so, the City Clerk may prepare a
transcript of any tape when time of the Clerk's office
is available therefor. There shall be paid for any
such transcript the sum of TWENTY DOLLARS ($20.00),
plus TEN DOLLARS ($10.00), for each page or portion
thereof, of the transcript in excess of two. Before
making any such transcript, there shall be paid to the
clerk the sum of TWENTY DOLLARS ($20.00), plus TEN
DOLLARS ($10.00), for each page, or portion thereof, in
excess of two as estimated by the Clerk. Upon the comple-
tion of the transcript, there shall be returned by the
Clerk any amount paid in excess of the actual costs of
preparing the transcript at the charges hereinabove
specified and there shall be paid to the Clerk before
delivery of the transcript any balance due based upon
the charges hereinabove specified. No transcript for
such a tape shall be made by any person other than the
City Clerk, Deputy City Clerk, or a person authorized by
the City Clerk.
(5) There shall be no retaping of the tape record of the
Council meeting.
(6) The tape record of the City Council shall not be
required to be kept for a period of more than one year
after the meeting at which the minutes made from said
tape recording have been approved and adopted by the
City Council.
SECTION 2. Resolution No. 963 hereby is rescinded.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force
and effect.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of February, 1975.
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J eph E. DiLoreto, Mayor
ATTEST:
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Downey thereof held
on the 25th day of February, 1975, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: 5 Council Members: Winton, Temple, Scotto, Jennings, DiLoreto
NOES: 0 Council Members: None
ABSENT: 0 Council Members: None
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