Los Angeles planning to move to Google Inc.’s Internet-based services for government e-mail and police records.

City Councilman Tony Cardenas, who heads a committee that will discuss the proposed contract next week, said in a statement. “We can’t say we are a first-class city and keep the same antiquated communication systems.”

If approved, Los Angeles would be the second major city after Washington, D.C., to use Google’s Internet-based services, known as Google Apps. The company has been promoting the package to other government agencies, too, as a way to cut costs and ensure access to Google-developed technical innovations.

Google said in a statement that more than 1.75 million businesses already use the technology.

Matt Szabo, a spokesman for the mayor, said the privacy and security of sensitive information “will be of paramount concern as the city moves forward to upgrade its inefficient, 20th-century network. Upgrading our system will save money and allow for more rapid and efficient service to L.A. residents.