Annual surveillance usage review
Seattle Mun. Code § 14.18.060
in effect14.18.060 - Annual surveillance usage review
The Inspector General for Public Safety in regard to SPD and the City Auditor in regard to all other departments should conduct an annual review of the City's use of surveillance technology and the extent to which departments are in compliance with the requirements of this Chapter 14.18 and with the terms of approved SIRs, file the review with the City Clerk, and post the review to the City's website. Surveillance usage reviews in years subsequent to 2020 shall be filed in September and cover the data and activities of the previous year. The review should include, but not be limited to, the following:
A. How surveillance technology has been used, how frequently, and whether usage patterns are changing over time;
B. How often surveillance technology or its data are being shared with other entities, including other governments in particular;
C. How well data management protocols are safeguarding individual information;
D. How deployment of surveillance technologies impacted or could impact civil liberties or have disproportionate effects on disadvantaged populations, and how those impacts are being mitigated, including, for SPD, an examination of whether deployments are pursuant to warrants or not and how SPD's surveillance technology is used to analyze patterns to predict suspect, individual, or group-affiliation behavior;
E. A summary of any complaints or concerns received by or known by departments about their surveillance technology and results of any internal audits or other assessments of code compliance; and
F. Total annual costs for use of surveillance technology, including personnel and other ongoing costs.
(Ord. 125679, § 6, 2018; Ord. 125376, § 2, 2017.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT14HURI_CH14.18ACUSSUTE_14.18.060ANSUUSREFetched: 11/1/2026