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RESOLUTION NO. 85-121 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SANTA ANA ESTABLISHING A RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND APPROVING DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS IN ACCORDANCE THEREWITH WHEREAS, except for records affecting title to real property or liens thereon, court records, records required to be kept by statute, records less than two years old and the minutes, ordinances, or resolutions of the City Council and other City boards or commissions, Government Code Section 34090 authorizes the head of a city department to destroy any city record, document, instrument, book or paper, under his charge, without making a copy thereof, after the same is no longer required, with the approval of the City Council by resolution and the written consent of the City Attorney; and WHEREAS, the City Council, upon the request of the Chief of Police, desires to establish a retention schedule for records under the charge of the Chief of Police and to approve immediate destruction of records in accordance therewith; and WHEREAS, the City Attorney of the City of Santa Ana has filed his written consent with the Clerk of the Council of the City of Santa Ana; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana: That the following retention schedule for records, documents, instruments, books and papers under the charge of the Chief of Police is hereby approved in principal, and pursuant to Section 34090 et. seq. of the Government Code of the State of California, approval is hereby granted fo~ the immediate destruction of the items listed which, as of May 1, 1985, have been retained for a minimum of two (2) years or for the required period of time, whichever is longer: A. Two-Year Retention Period for Records of: Subjects arrested for drunk, Penal Code ("PC") Section 647(f), unless the reporting officer indicates that the arrest was for being under the influence of drugs; i.e. Penal Code Section 647(f) drugs, then five (5) year retention will apply. Subjects arrested for violation of local ordinances except gambling, pornography and prostitution violations which will be retained for five (5) years. All minor traffic offenses and traffic collision reports. A minor traffic offense is defined as any traffic offense which is not listed in Attach- ment A, attached hereto and incorporated by reference.