City of Philadelphia - File #: 070810

• File #: 070810
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 9/27/2007
• In control: Committee on Technology and Information Services
• Title: Authorizing City Council's Committee on Technology and Information Services to hold hearings on implementing a ShotSpotter system to combat gun violence.
• Sponsors: Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Savage, Councilmember Savage, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Tasco, Council President Verna, Council President Verna, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Campbell, Councilmember Campbell, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Clarke

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
9/27/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED & REFERRED
9/27/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
9/27/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title

Authorizing City Council's Committee on Technology and Information Services to hold hearings on implementing a ShotSpotter system to combat gun violence.

Body

WHEREAS, Gun violence is a growing threat to the safety and well being of our citizens, causing more than 250 deaths in our City in 2007; and

WHEREAS, Washington, D.C. has implemented ShotSpotter, a network of noise sensors which identify and pinpoint gunfire, guiding police to crime scenes and enabling police to arrest offenders at the location of a shooting; and

WHEREAS, ShotSpotter works in conjunction with video surveillance cameras, such as those being installed throughout Philadelphia; and

WHEREAS, At least a dozen jurisdictions have implemented ShotSpotter or similar systems; and

WHEREAS, ShotSpotter offers the opportunity to upgrade law enforcement, deter crime and enhance public safety; now therefore

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That authority is given to the Committee on Technology and Information Services to conduct hearings on implementing a ShotSpotter system to combat gun violence.

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