Focus will stay on building stronger neighborhoods and cutting
regulatory red tape for businesses, mayor vows in State of the City
address.
Mayor Tom Tait called a special meeting of the City Council for
Tuesday with hopes that council members will reconsider a deal to
divert $158 million in room tax subsidies to the developers of two
four-star hotels.
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City officials, responding to orders to purge emails, will study
storage costs. Open-government experts say emails must be kept two
years.
Waiving 80 percent of the city’s room tax could amount to a
$158-million savings for the project.
Bill Feccia, senior assistant DA, declared that there would be
no probe of Anaheim City Hall unless employees contact the DA’s
office.
Mayor Tom Tait directed city officials to review the city’s
records policy after Voice of OC revealed orders to purge
records.
Tom Tait said the city is taking “corrective action” but insists
that the city’s records retention policy is “in accordance with
state laws.”
An email from city’s community preservation manager orders
employees to “not archive emails for any purpose.”
Anaheim Councilwoman Kris Murray pressed city officials after it
appeared her company wouldn’t get a city permit in time to hold an
employee barbeque, emails show.
Council accepts recommendations ranging from eliminating
conditional use permits to instilling a welcoming culture for
business at City Hall.
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