HomeMy WebLinkAbout(1995, 02/27) - A-11 - AmendedA-11
RECORDING OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
A. All regular meetings of the City Council shall be tape-recorded. Open and public
meetings of other legislative bodies of the City of Newport Beach may be tape
recorded upon request of the chairperson or pursuant to any procedural rule or
by law adopted by the legislative body. The term legislative body shall be
defined as specified in § 54952 of the Government Code.
B. Any person attending an open and public meeting of any legislative body of the
City of Newport Beach shall have the right to record the proceedings with an
audio or video tape recorder or a still or motion picture camera unless the
legislative body determines based upon evidence in findings made by the
chairperson, that continued recording would create noise, illumination or view
obstruction problems that are disrupting, or would disrupt, the proceedings.
The chairperson of any legislative body may impose conditions on any
recordation, which, in the absence of the conditions, would disrupt the
proceedings.
C. Any tape or film record of any open and public meeting made by or at the
direction of the City of Newport Beach shall be subject to inspection pursuant to
the Government Public Records Act (§ 6250 of the Government Code).
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 34090 of the Government Code, any tape or
film record of any open or public meeting of a legislative body of the City of
Newport Beach may be erased or destroyed thirty days after the taping or
recordation. Any person may inspect a video or a tape recording without charge
on a recorder made available by the City of Newport Beach.
Adopted - November 13, 1967
Amended - June 13, 1977
Amended - October 25, 1977
Amended - February 9, 1981
Amended - January 24, 1994
Amended - February 27, 1995
Formerly A-6
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