1. Jun 23, 2026

   City Council

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   Passed · Waived under Rule 8

2. Jun 23, 2026

   City Council

   meeting page

   Referred · Read and referred

3. Jun 30, 2026

   City Council

   meeting page

   Passed · Passed Finally6–0, 3 absent

   • Anthony CoghillY
   • Barbara WarwickY
   • Erika StrassburgerY
   • Khari MosleyY
   • Kim SalinetroY
   • R. Daniel LavelleY
   • Bobby Wilson—
   • Deborah L. Gross—
   • Robert Charland—

..Title
Resolution amending Resolution No. 182 of 2026: authorizing and instructing the Department of Innovation & Performance to publish and submit a report on Surveillance Technologies so as to extend the deadline for the presentation of the report to the City Council to September 2nd, 2026.
 
..Body
Resolution No. 182 of 2026 is hereby amended as follows:

WHEREAS, the City Council finds it is essential to have an informed public discussion as early as possible about City's use of surveillance technology; and
 
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that strong consideration must being given to the impact surveillance technologies may have on civil rights and civil liberties, including those rights guaranteed by the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution; and
 
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that, while surveillance technology may threaten the privacy of all of us, throughout history, surveillance efforts have been used to intimidate and oppress certain communities and groups more than others, including those that are defined by a common race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, income level, sexual orientation, or political perspective; and
 
WHEREAS, in order to have a transparent well-informed public debate, the public must understand, the technology used, its capabilities, how precisely it is used, how its data is preserved and protected, its acquisition and operational costs, and how potential adverse impacts on civil rights and civil liberties are prevented.
 
 
Now, therefore be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1 Surveillance Technology Report.
(a) The Department of Innovation & Performance is hereby authorized and directed to publish and submit to the Mayor and the City Council a report on surveillance technologies acquired, funded, or used by the City.
(b) Surveillance Technologies required to be included in the report shall include:
(1) any electronic device, hardware, or software that is intended to collect, capture, record, retain, process, intercept, analyze, monitor, or share audio, visual, digital, location, thermal, biometric, behavioral, or similar information or communications specifically associated with, or capable of being associated with, any specific individual or group; or
(2) any system, device, or vehicle that is equipped with an electronic device, hardware, or software under paragraph (1).
      (3) The following technologies:
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