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Committee reviews Somerville surveillance-technology annual report, asks administration for clarifications and updates
Summary
The Committee on Legislative Matters reviewed the mayor's 02/2024 surveillance-technology annual report, requested corrections and additional data (including confirmed ShotSpotter alerts and legal bases for data sharing), and left the item in committee pending amended filings and updated impact reports.
The Committee on Legislative Matters of the Somerville City Council met via remote participation to review the mayor's 02/2024 surveillance-technology annual report and requested several corrections and clarifications from administration and the Somerville Police Department.
The report, prepared under the city's surveillance-technology ordinance and the council's general-use policy, was presented for the committee's review. Chair Lance Davis said the ordinance has been “a real success story in terms of collaboration between the council and the administration,” and thanked staff for the report.
Members asked for numeric and procedural clarifications. Councilor Scott questioned inconsistent ShotSpotter counts in different parts of the report and asked how many activations were later confirmed as gunfire. Captain Sheehan of the Somerville Police Department said the discrepancy resulted from switching reporting periods (fiscal-year to…
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