RESOLUTION NO. 26.XXX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, UPDATING THE CITY’S
RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE, AUTHORIZING
DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN CITY RECORDS, AND
RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 25.006
WHEREAS, California law establishes a comprehensive framework for records retention by local agencies, primarily governed by statutes that set minimum retention periods and authorize destruction procedures. (See Government Code Section 34090, 34090.5, 34090.6, and 34090.7; 64 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 317 (1981); 64 Ops. Atty Gen. 435 (1981).) WHEREAS, the maintenance of numerous records is expensive, slows document retrieval, and is not necessary after a certain period of time pursuant to statutory requirements or for the effective and efficient operation of the government of the City of Laguna Beach.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Laguna Beach previously adopted Resolution No. 25.006, approving the City’s current records retention schedule.
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to update its records retention schedule, authorize the destruction of certain City records, and rescind City Council Resolution No. 25.006.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH DOES RESOLVE:
SECTION 1. Resolution No. 25.006 is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby adopts the Records Retention Schedule, which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference, and authorizes the destruction of records in accordance with Government Code Sections 34090, 34090.5, 34090.6, and 34090.7 and the Records Retention Schedule upon the request of a Department Head and with the consent in writing of the Department Head, City Clerk, and City Attorney and without further action by Attachment 2
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the City Council of the City of Laguna Beach.
SECTION 3. The City Council hereby authorizes updates to the Records Retention Schedule, without any further action by the City Council, with the consent of the Department Head, City Clerk, City Attorney, and City Manager.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
SECTION 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and adoption.
ADOPTED this 10th day of February, 2026.
Mark Orgill, Mayor
ATTEST:
Ann Marie McKay, City Clerk
I, Ann Marie McKay, City Clerk of the City of Laguna Beach, certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 26.XXX was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on February 10, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
City Clerk, City of Laguna Beach, CA
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EXHIBIT “A”
(Records Retention Schedule)
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