HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1438ORDINANCE NO. 1438
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, DELETING SECTION 2.52.555(F) OF THE PALM
DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE TO REMOVE OUTDATED EMAIL
RETENTION PROVISIONS
City Attorney’s Summary
This ordinance amends the Palm Desert Municipal Code Subsection
2.52.555(F) to delete email retention requirements that conflict with the
Citywide Records Management Policy and Records Retention Schedules.
WHEREAS, on March 22, 2012, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1234
updating section 2.52.555 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code (PDMC) relating to the
City’s Technology Usage and Communication Policy; and
WHEREAS, the email retention provisions in PDMC Section 2.52.555(F) are
outdated and inconsistent with the Citywide Records Management Policy and the City’s
Records Retention Schedules; and
WHEREAS, the City Council seeks to eliminate inconsistencies within its Municipal
Code and ensure email retention in accordance with the Citywide Records Management
Policy and Records Retention Schedules.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Recitals. That the foregoing recitals are true and correct and are
incorporated herein by this reference
SECTION 2. Amendment to Municipal Code. Subsection 2.52.555(F) of the Palm
Desert Municipal Code is hereby deleted in its entirety.
SECTION 3. Publication. The City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, California, is
hereby directed to publish a summary of this Ordinance in the Desert Sun, a newspaper
of general circulation, published and circulated in the City of Palm Desert, California, and
shall be in full force and effective thirty (30) days after its adoption.
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ADOPTED ON JANUARY 8, 2026.
EVAN TRUBEE
MAYOR
ATTEST:
ANTHONY J. MEJIA
CITY CLERK
I, Anthony J. Mejia, City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, California, do hereby certify that
Ordinance No. 1438 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was introduced at a regular
meeting of the Palm Desert City Council on December 11, 2025, and adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council held on January 8, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: HARNIK. NESTANDE, PRADETTO, QUINTANILLA, AND TRUBEE
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
RECUSED: NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the
City of Palm Desert, California, on ____________________.
ANTHONY J. MEJIA
CITY CLERK
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