SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 120055

• Record No: CB 120055
• Version: 2
• Council Bill No: CB 120055
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 5/24/2021
• Ordinance No: Ord 126345
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to surveillance technology implementation; authorizing approval of uses and accepting the 2020 surveillance impact report and 2020 executive overview for the Seattle Police Department's use of Video Recording Systems.
• Sponsors: Alex Pedersen
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Central Staff Memo (5/5/21), 3. Seattle IT Presentation, 4. Central Staff Presentation, 5. Proposed Amendment 1, 6. Proposed Amendment 2, 7. Proposed Amendment 3, 8. Signed Ordinance 126345

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/28/2021	2	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
5/28/2021	2	Mayor	returned
5/28/2021	2	Mayor	Signed
5/28/2021	2	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
5/24/2021	2	City Council	passed	Pass
5/19/2021	1	Transportation and Utilities Committee	pass as amended	Pass
5/5/2021	1	Transportation and Utilities Committee	discussed
4/26/2021	1	City Council	referred
4/22/2021	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
4/21/2021	1	City Clerk	sent for review

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to surveillance technology implementation; authorizing approval of uses and accepting the 2020 surveillance impact report and 2020 executive overview for the Seattle Police Department's use of Video Recording Systems.
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WHEREAS, Section 14.18.020 of the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC), enacted by Ordinance 125376, 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 Video Recording Systems in use by the Seattle Police Department; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle Police Department 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, provides for the Community Surveillance Working Group, composed of relevant stakeholders, to complete a privacy and civil liberties impact assessment for each SIR, and SMC 14.18.020 allows for a statement from the Chief Technology Officer in response to the Working Group's privacy and civil liberties impact assessment; and
WHEREAS, development of the SIR, review by the Working Group and the Chief Technology Officer's response 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 Police Department's Video Recording Systems and accepts the 2020 Surveillance Impact Report (SIR) for this technology, attached to this ordinance as Attachment 1, and the 2020 Executive Overview for the same technology, attached to this ordinance as Attachment 2.
Section 2. The Council requests the Seattle Police Department to report no later than the end of the fourth quarter of 2021 on the metrics provided to the Chief Technology Officer for use in the an...