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.
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.