§ 2A.74. POLICE DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATION IN FEDERAL COUNTERTERRORISM ACTIVITIES.
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(a) This Ordinance shall be known as the "Safe San Francisco Civil Rights Ordinance."
(b) The City and County of San Francisco, including but not limited to the San Francisco Police Department, may assist federal agencies on the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI" ) Joint Terrorism Task Force or any successor task force, joint operation, assignment or enforcement activity (collectively, "JTTF") in preventing and investigating possible acts of terrorism and other criminal activity only in a manner that is fully consistent with the laws of the State of California, including but not limited to the inalienable right to privacy guaranteed by Article 1, Section 1 of the California Constitution, as well as the laws and policies of the City and County of San Francisco and, as applicable to the Police Department, that Department's policies, procedures, and orders.
(c) Before execution of any Memorandum of Understanding or other written agreement, contract or arrangement (collectively, "MOU") between the San Francisco Police Department and the FBI regarding the Police Department's participation on the JTTF, or any amendment to an existing MOU with the FBI regarding the JTTF, the Chief of Police shall submit the proposed MOU and any related Department General Orders or Bureau Orders for discussion and public comment at an open meeting of the Police Commission.
(d) By January 31 of each year, the Chief of Police shall provide to the Police Commission a public report with appropriate public information on the Police Department's work with the JTTF in the prior calendar year, including any issues related to compliance with this Section.
