ADOPTED

The adopted resolution proposes an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter that would direct the City and Police Department to consider video surveillance as part of efforts to fight crime and violence. The surveillance would be used in a way that protects civil liberties and legitimate privacy interests, and the proposed amendment would be submitted to Philadelphia voters on an election date set by ordinance.

Proposing 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.