RESOLUTION NO. 150288
Expressing the Council’s support
of data privacy principles and directing the City Manager to implement data
privacy best practices and report on implementation efforts.
WHEREAS, while
Kansas City, Missouri (“the City”) leads the nation in forging a more
inter-connected city, with a transparent and accountable government, the City
must lead on protecting the privacy of its residents and visitors and using
data for the public good; and
WHEREAS, the
City has proposed creating “KCMO Privacy Principles” (“Principles”) that should
be used in the creation of data privacy best practices; and
WHEREAS, the
Council believes that people have the right to trust that their data is
collected, stored and used in a manner consistent with these Principles; and
WHEREAS, the
City is committed to only collecting data that it needs to deliver City
services and strives to collect the data in a manner that is consistent with
the context in which it was collected; and
WHEREAS, the
Principles address issues such as valid business purpose of data, retention of
data, security, disposal and de-identification of data; and
WHEREAS, the
Principles further address notice that should be given to residents and
visitors regarding what personal data is collected and how it may be used; and
WHEREAS, the
Council understands the need for the City to always consider the sensitivity of
data, privacy and the possibility of harm to an individual if data is
inaccurate; and
WHEREAS, the
Council believes that people should have an effective and responsive mechanism
for exercising privacy complaints and that the City should have the means to
receive, investigate and respond to such complaints and questions regarding the
Principles; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED
BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That
the Council expresses its support of the Data Privacy Principles. A copy of
the Principles is attached.
Section 2. That
the City Manager is hereby directed to report on the implementation of data
privacy best practices.
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