CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to surveillance technology implementation; authorizing approval of uses and accepting the surveillance impact report for the Seattle Fire Department’s use of Computer Aided Dispatch.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 125376 requires Council approval of surveillance impact reports (SIRs) related to approval of uses for certain technology, with existing/retroactive technology to be placed on a Master Technology List; and
WHEREAS, the ordinance provisions apply to the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system in use by Seattle Fire Department (SFD); and
WHEREAS, SFD conducted policy rule review and community review as part of the development of the SIRs; and
WHEREAS, Seattle Municipal Code Section 14.18.080, enacted by Ordinance 125679, also requires review of the SIRs by a Community Surveillance Working Group composed of relevant stakeholders and a statement from the Chief Technology Officer in response to the Working Group’s recommendations; and
WHEREAS, development of the SIRs and review by the Working Group has been completed; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Pursuant to Ordinances 125376 and 125679, the City Council approves use of the Seattle Fire Department’s Computer Aided Dispatch and accepts the Surveillance Impact Report (SIR), for this technology, attached to this ordinance as Attachment 1, and the Executive Overview, for the same technology, attached to this ordinance as Attachment 2.
Section 2. The Council requests the Seattle Fire Department to report no later than the
end of the third quarter of 2021 on the metrics provided to the Chief Technology Officer for use in the annual equity assessment of the Computer-Aided Dispatch technology.
Section 3. The Council requests the Seattle Fire Department to report no later than the end of the third quarter of 2021 on a revised Computer-Aided Dispatch records retention schedule that more closely aligns with the state records retention schedule.
Section 4. The Council requests the Seattle Fire Department to report no later than the end of the third quarter of 2021 on the implementation feasibility of two-factor authentication for access to the data stored on the Department’s Computer-Aided Dispatch system.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.
Passed by the City Council the ________ day of _________________________, 2021, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _________________________, 2021.
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President ____________ of the City Council
Approved / returned unsigned / vetoed this ________ day of _________________, 2021.
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Jenny A. Durkan, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2021.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) SIR
Attachment 2 - Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) Executive Overview