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Vallejo surveillance advisory board forwards draft work plan to council, requests $10,000 for outreach and experts
Summary
The Vallejo Surveillance Advisory Board agreed to send a draft work plan to city council that will include community engagement and a proposed $10,000 budget for outreach and expert stipends; the compliance/audit section will be sent as a draft to refine with the police department and an ad hoc committee.
The Vallejo Surveillance Advisory Board voted on Jan. 15 to forward a draft work plan to the Vallejo City Council and to ask for $10,000 to support the plan’s community engagement and subject-matter expert stipend line items.
The board’s three-part proposal covers (1) a compliance review/audit policy for surveillance technologies, (2) a community engagement plan, and (3) creation of a standing roster of external subject-matter experts. Chair (acting) stated the board would move the work plan forward but flag the audit piece as a draft to be refined with police department representatives and an ad hoc committee before council adoption.
Why it matters: board members said a clearer, required work plan would help onboard new commissioners and make the board’s scope and…
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