02.09.23 CC - Amendment Section 10-63 Surveillance Technology Exceptions — File 23-0199

CITY OF SOMERVILLE ORDINANCE NO. 2023- IN CITY COUNCIL: ________, 2023 Be it ordained by the City Council, in session assembled, that Chapter 10, Article III, Section 10-63 of the code of ordinances of the City of Somerville is amended as follows by adding the underlined text. Sec. 10-63. – Exceptions and exemptions. (b) For the purposes of this article, surveillance technology and surveillance data do not include the following devices, software, or hardware and are exempt from the requirements of this article, unless the devices, hardware, or software are modified to include additional surveillance capabilities as defined in section 10-62: (1) Routine office hardware, such as televisions, computers, and printers, that are in widespread public use and will not be used for any surveillance or surveillance-related functions; (2) Parking ticket devices (PTDs) and related databases provided, however, that PTDs shall not include automated parking enforcement systems that utilize a camera, and related databases, whether the system generates tickets or otherwise; Approved: President Approved: Mayor