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Committee hears broad police-policy and surveillance ballot measure; civil-rights groups raise oversight and legal concerns
Summary
A mayor-sponsored initiative proposing standardized community engagement, new limits on administrative officer time, and expanded pilot use of body-worn cameras, drones and public-safety cameras was heard; supporters framed it as efficiency and public-safety tools, while the ACLU and Bar Association warned it could weaken oversight and expand surveillance.
The Rules Committee heard a mayor-sponsored ballot initiative on Nov. 13 that would (1) require standardized community engagement for large police-policy changes, (2) require analyses of officers' administrative time and allow certain reporting efficiencies, and (3) authorize limited pilot uses of surveillance technologies including body-worn cameras, drones and public-safety cameras. The mayor's policy director presented the…
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