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Council approves renewal of Clearview AI agreement after brief review of automatic-renewal clause
Summary
Council voted to authorize a renewal for Clearview AI software (a $15,000 grant-funded renewal) after a councilmember questioned the contract's "evergreen" automatic-renewal provision and staff confirmed a notice window.
The council authorized a renewal agreement with Clearview AI, a facial-recognition software vendor, during new business on July 28 after a brief legal question about an automatic-renewal ("evergreen") clause.
A councilmember raised concern about the evergreen provision and asked whether the city could avoid automatic renewal; one exchange on the record referenced a 49-day notice requirement. The council voted to consider the item under new business and subsequently adopted the resolution. According to the item summary the renewal will be funded by a $15,000 grant and is intended to support law-enforcement investigations by matching camera footage with the software.
Council discussion on the record focused on the contract's termination/notice terms rather than technical or policy limitations; the transcript shows no detailed policy limitations or new use restrictions adopted at this meeting.
