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Council continues surveillance-technology ordinance; schedules Placer AI and police presentations The committee continued its review of a police-surveillance-technology ordinance, scheduled a Placer AI presentation for Jan. 19 and a police presentation for late January, and asked council members to send Darius items from a technology list for department-level detail by Jan. 12.

The Urbana City Council is diving deep into the future of surveillance technology, with key presentations on the horizon—will it be citywide or limited to police use?

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Urbana review board examines 2021 hospital taser deployment, urges clearer policy At its Dec. 17 meeting the Urbana Civilian Police Review Board reviewed body-camera footage of a Feb. 18, 2021 hospital incident where a taser deployment did not produce a neural incapacitating effect; members pressed police on discretion about announcing deployments, probed equipment issues and asked for clearer policy and training.

The Urbana Civilian Police Review Board is demanding clearer policies after examining a 2021 taser deployment that fell short during a critical hospital incident involving mental health.

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Urbana committee continues surveillance-technology ordinance talks; seeks staff presentation and council preferences The Committee of the Whole further discussed ordinance 2024-12-042 on police surveillance technology, focusing on definitions (including 'surveillance' and 'exigent circumstances'), scope (police-only vs citywide), oversight by CPRB/HRC, and the use of location products such as Placer AI; staff will present more in January and the clerk will solicit council preferences by Dec. 22.

The Urbana committee continues to wrestle with the controversial police surveillance technology ordinance, debating key definitions and oversight while preparing for a crucial decision in January.

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