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34090
. Unless otherwise provided by law, with the approval of the
legislative body by resolution and the written consent of the city
attorney the head of a city department may destroy any city record,
document, instrument, book or paper, under his charge, without making
a copy thereof, after the same is no longer required.
This section does not authorize the destruction of:
(a) Records affecting the title to real property or liens thereon.
(b) Court records.
(c) Records required to be kept by statute.
(d) Records less than two years old.
(e) The minutes, ordinances, or resolutions of the legislative
body or of a city board or commission.
This section shall not be construed as limiting or qualifying in
any manner the authority provided in Section 34090.5 for the
destruction of records, documents, instruments, books and papers in
accordance with the procedure therein prescribed.