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 IBM i2 iBase.
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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 IBM i2 iBase software 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 IBM i2 iBase software. 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 on data and records retention policies and/or guidelines applicable to the use and operation of IBM i2 iBase Link Analysis Software by January 31, 2023. The report should, to the extent feasible, identify policies for retention of IBM i2 iBase Link Analysis Software records that 1) comply with the minimum retention period allowed by state and federal law, and 2) define a clear deletion oversight process to ensure deletion of manually added data after the specified retention period.
Section 3. The Council requests the Seattle Police Department (SPD) to file a report with the Clerk on the employee access policies and/or guidelines applicable to the use and operation of IBM i2 iBase Link Analysis Software by January 31, 2023. The report should, to the extent feasible, identify a policy and/or procedures preventing employee access to IBM i2 iBase Link Analysis Software records unrelated to a specific investigation to which they have been assigned.
Section 4. The Council requests the Seattle Police Department to file a report with the Clerk by December 31, 2022 on the metrics provided to the Chief Technology Officer for use in the annual equity assessments of IBM i2 iBase Link Analysis Software.
Section 5. The Council requests the Executive to include funding in the mid-year 2022 Supplemental Budget for the Office of Inspector General for Public Safety to retain a consultant to conduct an evaluation of the civil liberties risks associated with the Seattle Police Department’s use of IBM i2 iBase Link Analysis Software, including the accuracy of the data manually input into IBM i2 iBase Link Analysis Software, the accuracy of linkages identified by users of IBM i2 iBase Link Analysis Software, and demographic information about the individuals and groups associated with each IBM i2 iBase Link Analysis Software visualization. Findings from the evaluation should be filed with the Clerk by March 31, 2023.
Section 6. 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 _________________________, 2022, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _________________________, 2022.
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President ____________ of the City Council
Approved / returned unsigned / vetoed this _____ day of _________________, 2022.
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Bruce A. Harrell, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2022.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - 2021 Surveillance Impact Report: Link Analysis Software - IBM i2 iBase
Attachment 2 - 2021 Surveillance Impact Report Executive Overview: IBM i2 iBase