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Council liaison updates: immigration policy, ALPR cameras turned off, and electrification work
Summary
Mayor Pro Tem provided updates: the Latino Community Association urged action on regional deportations and city staff are drafting an administrative policy to limit use of city property for immigration enforcement; the city has turned off Flock ALPR cameras and will not renew that contract while reviewing privacy/data‑sharing; council wants HREC involved in electrification planning.
At the Jan. 13 meeting Mayor Pro Tem Megan Perkins (council liaison) briefed the Human Rights and Equity Commission on three council topics and next steps.
Perkins said the Latino Community Association reported an increase in regional deportations and asked the city to consider declaring an emergency or otherwise expanding supports; staff and the city attorney noted Oregon state law already constrains local assistance to federal immigration enforcement and the mayor pro tem and city attorney are drafting an administrative policy to clarify what that means for city…
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