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<br />G. The City now wishes to enact specific procedures consistent with Resolution
<br />No. 2016-086 and the City's commitment to social justice and inclusion.
<br />Section 2. Purpose and Intent. The City of Santa Ana Is one of the most
<br />ethnically, racially, and religiously diverse cities in the United States, with immigrants
<br />comprising approximately 46 percent of the City's population. The City has long derived
<br />its strength and prosperity from its diverse community, including those who identify as
<br />immigrants, and prides Itself on their achievements. The cooperation of the City's
<br />immigrants is essential to advancing the City's mission, vision, and guiding principles,
<br />including community safety, support for youth and education, economic development,
<br />and financial stability. Through the City's commitment to social justice and inclusion,
<br />one of the City's most important objectives Is to enhance its relationship with all its
<br />residents, including immigrants, Due to the City's limited resources, the complexity of
<br />federal civil immigration laws, the need to promote trust and cooperation from the
<br />public, including Immigrants, and to attain the City's objectives, the City Council finds
<br />that there Is a need to clarify the communication and enforcement relationship between
<br />the City and the federal government. The purpose of this ordinance is to establish the
<br />City's procedures concerning immigration status and enforcement of federal civil
<br />immigration laws.
<br />Section 3. Requesting or Maintaining information Prohibited. No City
<br />agency, department, officer, employee, or agent shall request or maintain information
<br />about sensitive information about any person except as provided In this ordinance.
<br />Sensitive Information includes any information that may be considered sensitive or
<br />personal by nature, including a person's status as a victim of domestic abuse or sexual
<br />assault; status as a victim or witness to a crime generally; citizenship or immigration
<br />status; status as a recipient of public assistance; sexual orientation; biological sex or
<br />gender identity; or disability.
<br />Section 4. Disclosing information Prohibited. No City agency, department,
<br />officer, employee, or agent shall disclose sensitive information about any person except
<br />as provided in this ordinance.
<br />Section 5. Exceptions to Prohibitions. The prohibitions in Sections 3 and 4
<br />of this ordinance shall not apply where the individual to whom such information pertains
<br />provides his or her consent (or if such individual is a minor, the consent of that person's
<br />parent or guardian), where the information or disclosure is necessary to provide a City
<br />service, orwhere otherwise required by state or federal law or judicial decision.
<br />Section 6. Use of City Resources Prohibited. No City agency, department,
<br />officer, employee, or agent shall use City funds, resources, facilities, property,
<br />equipment, or personnel to assist in the enforcement of federal immigration law, unless
<br />such assistance is required by any valid and enforceable federal or state law or Is
<br />contractually obligated. Nothing in this Section shall prevent the City, including any
<br />agency, department, officer, employee, or agent of the City, from lawfully discharging
<br />his or her duties In compliance with and in response to a lawfully issued judicial warrant
<br />orsubpoena.
<br />Ordinance No. NS-2908
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