City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND ADOPTING
THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON’S POLICY ON
SMART GLASSES USE, WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY,
AND CONNECTED RECORDING DEVICES
Whereas, by correspondence dated September 28, 2026, the Commissioner of the Department of Management Services has requested that the City Council adopt a City-wide Policy on Smart Glasses Use, Wearable Technology, and Connected Recording Devices, designated as Policy No. IN_1680_01; and
Whereas, the proposed Policy establishes City-wide standards governing the responsible use of smart glasses, wearable technology, and connected recording devices in connection with City business and operations; and
Whereas, smart glasses, wearable technology, and connected recording devices, including devices such as Meta Ray-Ban, Vuzix, and RealWear products, may possess capabilities to continuously or discreetly record audio, video, and images, perform artificial intelligence-enabled facial recognition or biometric analysis, and transmit or synchronize collected information to vendor-controlled cloud environments; and
Whereas, the City recognizes that the use of such technologies in the workplace presents considerations relating to privacy, information security, records management, workplace conduct, public transparency, protection of personally identifiable information, and the security of City facilities and critical infrastructure; and
Whereas, the City desires to establish a heightened internal standard governing the use of such technologies during City business to protect residents, employees, contractors, sensitive information, City facilities, and the integrity of City operations; and
Whereas, the proposed Policy prohibits unauthorized recording by City employees and contractors during City business, including the unauthorized capture of audio, video, images, biometric information, or other data, unless such use has been specifically authorized in writing in accordance with the Policy or is otherwise permitted by ...
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