This ordinance updates the Surveillance Technology Ordinance by simplifying reporting requirements and clarifying what counts as surveillance technology. It also shifts the responsibility for creating surveillance policies to the departments using the technology and requires the Committee on Information Technology to report on existing surveillance technology awaiting policy approval.
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to revise the Surveillance Technology Ordinance by, among other things, reducing administrative burdens associated with reporting requirements; clarifying certain exceptions to the definition of “Surveillance Technology;” transferring the responsibility of creating or amending a Surveillance Technology Policy from the Committee on Information Technology (COIT) to the departments using such technology; and adding a reporting requirement for COIT regarding existing Surveillance Technology still awaiting approval of a Surveillance Technology Policy.
How it got here
The legislation originated from the need to amend the Surveillance Technology Ordinance to reduce administrative burdens and clarify responsibilities regarding surveillance technology policies.
The Board of Supervisors initially approved the Surveillance Technology Ordinance, establishing requirements for departments to create Surveillance Technology Policies and Surveillance Impact Reports.
The Surveillance Technology Ordinance was amended for the first time to address initial implementation challenges.
The ordinance was amended again to refine definitions and reporting requirements based on feedback from departments.
The proposed ordinance to amend the Surveillance Technology Ordinance was introduced to the Board of Supervisors, outlining changes to reduce administrative burdens and clarify responsibilities.
The Rules Committee recommended the ordinance for passage, supporting the proposed amendments to streamline processes.
The Board of Supervisors passed the ordinance on first reading, moving it closer to final approval.
The ordinance was finally passed by the Board of Supervisors, completing the legislative process.
The Mayor approved the ordinance, officially enacting the amendments to the Surveillance Technology Ordinance.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
