[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Orange 11-20-79 by Ord. No. 49-79. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No employee of the City of Orange shall, while acting or purporting to act in the performance of his or her duties, tape-record any conversation without the prior written consent of the individual or individuals to be recorded.
A. 
It shall be cause for dismissal or suspension from office for any municipal employee to tape-record any conversation without the prior written consent of the individual or individuals so recorded, subject to civil service rules and regulations.
B. 
It shall be cause for suspension or termination of municipal funds or in-kind services to any agency which receives same in the event of a violation of Subsection A, above, by such agency or employee of such agency.
It shall not be a violation of this chapter for:
A. 
Municipal Court: the tape recording of proceedings in the Orange Municipal Court.
B. 
Police Department and Fire Department: the tape recording of all incoming and outgoing calls; tape recordings made for the purpose of investigating or deterring crime and fire, or as may be required and/or authorized for the proper fulfillment of the duties of said departments.
C. 
Official meetings. Meetings of the City Council, any board, agency, committee or the like may be tape-recorded by the Clerk, Secretary, Chairman or presiding officer of same for the purpose of accurate recordkeeping.