Require the Board of Aldermen to approve any procurement or use of surveillance technology by City Entities, detailing requirements for Surveillance Use Plans. Enforce disclosure, reporting, and public involvement. Mandate protections against discriminatory impacts, audits, and whistleblower protections.
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This is a binding municipal ordinance with mandatory compliance requirements, enforcement mechanisms including civil legal proceedings and disciplinary actions, and explicit penalties for violations.
The document has good coverage of approximately 8-10 subdomains, with strong focus on privacy compromise (2.1), security vulnerabilities (2.2), disinformation and surveillance (4.1), fraud and manipulation (4.3), overreliance and unsafe use (5.1), loss of agency (5.2), unfair discrimination (1.1), unequal performance (1.3), and governance failure (6.5). Coverage is concentrated in privacy, security, malicious actor prevention, human-computer interaction, and governance domains.
This ordinance primarily governs Public Administration (excluding National Security), as it regulates surveillance technology procurement and use by City of St. Louis government entities including police departments, city agencies, and municipal offices. It does not regulate private sector entities or other economic sectors.
The document primarily covers the Deploy and Operate and Monitor lifecycle stages, with substantial requirements for deployment approval processes and ongoing monitoring through annual reports. It also addresses aspects of Plan and Design through the Surveillance Use Plan requirements, and Verify and Validate through required auditing and oversight mechanisms.
The document explicitly mentions AI systems and surveillance technology that includes Artificial Intelligence. It defines AI broadly consistent with federal definitions and specifically includes 'technology that includes Artificial Intelligence to deploy, direct, execute, analyze, or engage in surveillance' within the scope of regulated surveillance technology. The document does not distinguish between different types of AI models or systems beyond this general definition.
Board of Aldermen of St. Louis, MO
The document is a Board Bill introduced to the Board of Aldermen, which is the municipal legislative body proposing this surveillance technology governance ordinance.
Board of Aldermen; Committee (of the Board of Aldermen); Courts of competent jurisdiction; Civil Rights Enforcement Agency (CREA); Division of Civilian Oversight
The Board of Aldermen has approval authority and oversight responsibility. Courts have enforcement authority through civil legal proceedings. The CREA and Division of Civilian Oversight may provide review and recommendations. City Entities themselves must enforce disciplinary actions against employees.
Board of Aldermen; Committee; Civil Rights Enforcement Agency (CREA); Division of Civilian Oversight; Information Technology Department; City Counselor's Office; Lead City Entity (for multi-entity surveillance technology)
Multiple entities have monitoring responsibilities including the Board of Aldermen through annual reports, the Committee through hearings, and various city agencies through review and oversight. Lead City Entities are responsible for ensuring compliance with surveillance use plans.
City Entity (any agency, department, bureau, unit, or commission of the City of St. Louis); St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department; Real-time crime centers (RTCC)
The ordinance applies to all City Entities that seek to acquire, use, or deploy surveillance technology including AI-enabled surveillance systems. City Entities are the regulated parties who must obtain approval and comply with surveillance use plans.
10 subdomains (7 Good, 3 Minimal)