TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between Bob Gualtieri, as Sheriff of Pinellas County, and the City of North Port Regarding Florida's Facial Recognition Network, Which Provides the North Port Police Department Access to Florida's Facial Recognition Network (FR-Net), Hosted by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
Recommended Action
Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Bob Gualtieri, as Sheriff of Pinellas County, and the City of North Port regarding Florida's Facial Recognition Network, which provides the North Port Police Department access to Florida's Facial Recognition Network (FR-Net), hosted by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
Background Information
In 2015 the City of North Port Police Department entered in a Memorandum of Understanding in which Sheriff Gualtieri allowed the Police Department access to Florida's Facial Recognition Network (FR-Net). This MOU was revised to include some updated language and signatures of current personnel.
The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office maintains the largest collaborative open model Face Recognition System in the U.S. and exclusively hosts Florida's Facial Recognition Network (FR-Net"). The Sheriff grants access to trained members and makes information available to the North Port Police Department to perform automated facial recognition searches and face image comparisons though the Face Analysis Comparison & Examination System ("FACES").
Use of FACES may result in investigative leads to assist with subject identification and/or verification. Any arrests that result from the use of FACES will be reported back to the Sherriff as soon as possible, and no later than 5 business days.
The agreement has been reviewed by legal and is approved as to form and correctness.
Strategic Plan
Maintain the adopted level of health and public safety services
Financial Impact
N/...
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