<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><img src="cid:ii_mrr1azpg0" alt="image.jpeg" width="175" height="83"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:21.466665px;color:rgb(68,114,196)"><a href="http://aclu-cu.org">aclu-cu.org</a></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:24.533335px;color:rgb(68,114,196)">ACTION ALERT!<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:24.533335px;color:rgb(68,114,196)">URBANA SURVEILLANCE OVERSIGHT ORDINANCE<b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Two years of hard work later, (shout out to Grace Wilken), the Urbana City Council will vote Monday July 27 at 7 pm on an ordinance to give the public a voice in decisions about what surveillance equipment the Urbana Police Department leases or buys and how they can use the personal data collected. The ordinance gives the public 30 days to weigh in before the Council votes on acquiring new surveillance technology. The ordinance doesn\u2019t prohibit surveillance, but it does set commonsense oversight guardrails to ensure our personal data is not misused. Importantly, it gives us, the public, a chance to be informed about proposed new surveillance, ask questions, and voice our concerns to our elected representatives. AND, it sets a precedent we can urge other towns to follow.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:24.533335px">NOW<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>IS THE TIME TO CONTACT THE CITY COUNCIL AND URGE PASSAGE OF THE SURVEILLANCE OVERSIGHT ORDINANCE.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:red">·<span style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">     <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span>ATTEND A MEETING (Monday July 20 or July 27 at 7 pm) to speak during public comment.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color:red"></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">     <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="color:black">Write the Council at<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:CityCouncil@urbanail.gov" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)"><span style="color:black">CityCouncil@UrbanaIL.Gov</span></a><span style="color:black">.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><b></b></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:red">·<span style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">     <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="color:black">Request that your comments be entered into the public record.</span><span style="color:red"></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:red">·<span style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">     <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span>Thank them for their leadership on this important issue and urge them to vote FOR the Surveillance Oversight Ordinance.<span style="color:red"></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:red">·<span style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal">     <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="color:black">If you live in Urbana, write your council member directly, too. Find their email here:<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.urbanail.gov/city-clerk/page/city-council" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)"><span style="color:black">https://www.urbanail.gov/city-clerk/page/city-council</span></a></span><span style="color:red">   <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:24.533335px;color:rgb(68,114,196)">MORE INFO:<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:24.533335px">Watch the<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/_7Qsm3b8YxA?si=DypRag2eQyPmktZ4&amp;t=11222" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)">video</a><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>of the latest City Council discussion of the ordinance.</span><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:24.533335px;color:red">              <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:24.533335px;color:rgb(68,114,196)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p></div></div>