January 24, 2023Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedWhat it does
Signs an agreement with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office for the use of the Fusus real-time criminal intelligence camera system.
- Passed. Voted no: Kim Roney.
- What the minutes say it will do: “The ordinance would require a Surveillance Impact Report prior to new technologies being adopted as well as a Surveillance Use Policy, neither of which have been provided as of this writing to my knowledge.”
- Why it matters: Contracts are how the City pays companies and groups to do work.
More from the minutes
- “Beginning in FY24, annual funding will need to be included in the Manager’s Proposed Budget.”
- “A proposed ordinance was provided from the ACLU “An Act to Promote Transparency and Protect Civil Rights and Civil Liberties with respect to Surveillance Technology” which they hoped Council would adopt.”
Official title: Council adopted the resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an interlocal agreement with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office for the use of the Fusus real-time criminal intelligence camera system
Carried 4–1
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Mosley and carried on a 4-1 vote, with Councilwoman Roney voting “no.”
Read the motion as recorded
“Councilwoman Kilgore moved for the adoption of the resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an interlocal agreement with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office for the use of the Fusus real-time criminal intelligence camera system.”
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