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Commission defers decision on researching contracts that may share data with ICE
Summary
City Council and staff asked the Fiscal Commission to research procurement language limiting contracts that provide data to ICE; the commission declined to form a subcommittee tonight and deferred the matter to the May meeting, while Mayor Neville warned broad restrictions could conflict with legal reporting obligations.
The Fiscal Commission deferred action on a request to form a subcommittee to investigate procurement language aimed at preventing city contracts with vendors that share data with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Mayor Neville and Vice Mayor Parta, who served on a council subcommittee reviewing sanctuary‑city questions, asked the commission to take a cautious, narrowly focused approach if it studies the issue. Neville said local law enforcement has statutory duties to submit arrest and conviction records to statewide…
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