Brief

The City Attorney submitted a proposed amendment to LAPD's Records Disposition Schedule (PDX 74), which governs how long the department retains evidence and property records before disposal. The file was referred to the Government Operations Committee on July 23, 2026, and remains pending there. No substantive details on the specific changes are available in the current activity log.

Full summary

This file addresses administrative procedures for managing LAPD evidence and property records. City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto submitted a proposed amendment to Schedule PDX 74, the records disposition schedule governing LAPD's Administrative Services Bureau, Evidence and Property Management Division. The City Attorney's report states that the office reviewed and approved the proposed update, finding it was processed in accordance with Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 12.3, which governs how city departments establish and amend records retention rules. Records disposition schedules set binding timelines specifying how long a department must keep particular record types before legally disposing of them. For a division like Evidence and Property Management, these rules carry significant practical and legal weight: they affect how long documentation tied to criminal cases, seized property, and chain-of-custody records must be preserved. Amendments typically arise when laws change, operational practices are updated, or prior schedules no longer reflect current departmental needs. The City Attorney's role is to review proposed amendments for legal compliance before transmitting them to Council. The report transmitted by Chief Assistant City Attorney Michael J. Dundas does not detail the specific changes proposed — whether retention periods for particular record categories are being lengthened, shortened, or reclassified. The full schedule amendment itself would contain that granular information but was not included in the available source documents. The City Attorney submitted the report on July 22, 2026, and it was referred to the Government Operations Committee the following day. The file remains pending in committee with no hearings scheduled or further action taken. With an expiration date of July 22, 2028, the file has a two-year window for committee review and full Council consideration.

Activity (2)

• 2026-07-23 City Attorney document(s) referred to Government Operations Committee.
• 2026-07-22 Document submitted by City Attorney, dated July 22, 2026.

Documents (2)

• 2026-07-22 Report from City Attorney · report
• 2026-07-22 Attachment to Report dated 7-22-26 - Amendment to Disposition · attachment