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Urbana council narrows outstanding questions on proposed surveillance ordinance ahead of commission input
Summary
Council reviewed version 8.2 of a proposed surveillance-technology ordinance and identified three unresolved items—CPRB/HRC roles, definition of 'surveillance technology' (and enumerated examples), and policy for exigent/disaster circumstances—and scheduled further input from CPRB and HRC April 6 and a CAL follow-up April 20.
Council continued deliberations on a proposed surveillance-technology ordinance (version 8.2), focusing on three remaining policy decisions: whether and how the Civilian Police Review Board (CPRB) and Human Relations Commission (HRC) will be given formal review roles; the ordinance’s definitions and enumerated examples of covered surveillance technologies; and how the ordinance will handle exigent or disaster circumstances.
Council members said previous meetings…
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