SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 120307

• Record No: CB 120307
• Version: 2
• Council Bill No: CB 120307
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 5/17/2022
• Ordinance No: Ord 126579
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to surveillance technology implementation; authorizing approval of uses and accepting the 2021 surveillance impact report and 2021 executive overview for the Seattle Police Department's use of Audio Recording Systems.
• Sponsors: Sara Nelson
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Department Presentation - Group 4a SIRs, 3. Central Staff Presentation (4/27/22), 4. Central Staff Memo (4/27/22), 5. Background: Surveillance Impact Report Process and Related Legislation, 6. Proposed Amendment 1, 7. Proposed Amendment 2, 8. Proposed Amendment 3, 9. Proposed Amendment 4, 10. Signed Ordinance 126579, 11. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/24/2022	2	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
5/24/2022	2	Mayor	returned
5/24/2022	2	Mayor	Signed
5/18/2022	2	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
5/17/2022	2	City Council	passed	Pass
5/11/2022	1	Economic Development, Technology, and City Light Committee	pass as amended	Pass
4/27/2022	1	Economic Development, Technology, and City Light Committee
4/19/2022	1	City Council	referred
3/7/2022	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
3/2/2022	1	City Clerk	sent for review
2/28/2022	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to surveillance technology implementation; authorizing approval of uses and accepting the 2021 surveillance impact report and 2021 executive overview for the Seattle Police Department's use of Audio Recording Systems.
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WHEREAS, Section 14.18.020 of the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC), enacted by Ordinance 125376 and last amended by Ordinance 125679, requires City Council approval of a surveillance impact report (SIR) related to uses of surveillance technology, with existing/retroactive technology to be placed on a Master Technology List; and
WHEREAS, SMC 14.18.020 applies to the Audio Recording Systems in use by the Seattle Police Department (SPD); and
WHEREAS, SPD conducted policy rule review and community review as part of the development of the SIR; and
WHEREAS, SMC 14.18.080, enacted by Ordinance 125679, also requires review of the SIR by the 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 SIR and review by the Working Group have 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 Police Department's Audio Recording Systems. The City Council accepts the December 17, 2021, 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 Police Department (SPD) to file a report with the Clerk by August 1, 2022 that identifies the manufacturers and vendors of the Audio Recording Systems described in the 2021 Surveillance Impact Report, version 2a.
Section 3. The Council requests the Seat...