Official:Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to Article VIII, Chapter 5 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, entitled "Referenda Approved by the Voters," by adding a new section calling on the City to fight crime and violence through the use of video surveillance, which shall be implemented in a manner that protects civil liberties and legitimate privacy interests; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot questions to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke
Introduced: February 9, 2006
Signed: March 23, 2006
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill proposes to add a new section to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter that would allow for video surveillance as part of the city's anti-crime and anti-violence program. The proposal includes measures to protect civil liberties and legitimate privacy interests.
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