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Urbana committee continues lengthy discussion of police surveillance ordinance; no final vote
Summary
The Committee of the Whole continued discussion of a proposed ordinance that would require City Council approval and public reporting before the city may use certain surveillance technologies or surveillance-derived databases.
The Committee of the Whole held extended discussion but took no final action on a proposed ordinance that would require City Council approval before the city or its departments acquire or use specified surveillance technologies or surveillance-derived databases.
Council Member Grace introduced a staff-produced comparison between Urbana’s draft ordinance and Oak Park’s ordinance and walked the group through procedural differences: proposed public-notice and comment periods for new technology (60 days notice, 45 days open comment in Urbana’s draft versus 30 days in Oak Park), a 120-day window for departments to submit use policies for technologies already in use after passage, and differing approaches to…
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