Board Review of Existing Surveillance Technology
San Diego Municipal Code § 210.0105
in effect§210.0105 Board Review of Existing Surveillance Technology
(a) Before September 9, 2026, City staff may continue to use existing surveillance technology, under existing contracts, contract amendments, or contract options, or new contracts entered into under the City’s procurement processes, without seeking the Board’s advisory review and recommendation related to the existing surveillance technology or City Council review of a Surveillance Impact Report and approval of a Surveillance Use Policy. This grace period allows City staff and the Board to fully implement the necessary procedures to comply with this Division.
(b) On and after September 9, 2026, for existing surveillance technology, City staff shall follow the same requirements related to preparation of Surveillance Impact Reports and Surveillance Use Policies and notification to the Board that applies to new surveillance technology, as described in San Diego Municipal Code sections 210.0102 through 210.0104.
(c) On and after September 9, 2026, the Board shall follow the same advisory review and recommendation process for existing surveillance technology that applies to new surveillance technology, as described in San Diego Municipal Code section 210.0104.
(d) Before September 9, 2026, City staff shall submit to the Board Chair a comprehensive list of existing surveillance technology in possession or use, under existing contracts, including under contract amendments or options, as of September 9, 2026, for which City staff will seek Board advisory review and recommendation and City Council approval for continued use.
(e) The Board shall rank the existing surveillance technology listed by City staff in order of potential impact to civil rights and civil liberties to provide a recommended sequence for the items of existing surveillance technology to be heard at Board meetings. The Board shall take into consideration input from City staff on the operational importance of the existing surveillance technology in determining the ranking for Board consideration to allow matters to be heard in a timely manner.
(f) Within 60 calendar days of the Board’s ranking of the list of existing surveillance technology as detailed in subsection (e), City staff shall submit at least one notification memorandum to the Chair of the Board, along with the applicable Surveillance Impact Report and proposed Surveillance Use Policy, each month for the Board’s advisory review and recommendation, generally beginning with the highest-ranking items as determined by the Board, and continuing each month until a notification memorandum, Surveillance Impact Report, and proposed Surveillance Use Policy have been submitted for each item of existing surveillance technology on the list.
(g) If the Board does not take action on any item of existing surveillance technology within 90 calendar days of City staff’s notification memorandum to the Chair of the Board, City staff may proceed to the City Council for approval of the existing surveillance technology.
(Renumbered from former Section 210.0109 to Section 210.0105, retitled from “Grace Period for Use of Existing Surveillance Technology” to “Board Review of Existing Surveillance Technology” and amended 2-14-2024 by O-21762 N.S.; effective 3-15-2024. Former Section 210.0105 “Oversight Following City Council Approval” retitled, amended, and renumbered to Section 210.0108.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art10Division01.pdf#page=13Fetched: 10/28/2026