§ 23-1204 Committee.
AC § 23-1204
a. There is hereby established in the office of the mayor, or such other city agency headed by a mayoral appointee as the mayor may determine, an identifying information protection committee.
1.Such committee shall consist of: (a) the corporation counsel or a designee of the corporation counsel; (b) the director of the mayor's office of operations or such director's designee; (c) the coordinator of criminal justice or such coordinator's designee; (d) any deputy mayors who may be designated by the mayor to serve on such committee or their designees; and (e) the commissioners of the following agencies or such commissioners' designees: (1) the administration for children's services; (2) the department of social services; (3) the police department; (4) the department of correction; (5) the department of probation; (6) the department of health and mental hygiene; (7) the department of information technology and telecommunications; (8) the fire department; and (9) representatives of such other agencies as the mayor may designate having relevant duties or expertise with respect to federal, state, and local laws and policies relating to protecting identifying information.
2.Unless otherwise determined by the mayor, the chair of such committee shall be the director of the mayor's office of operations or such director's designee. Staff services for such committee shall be provided by the participating agencies. b. The committee, in collaboration with the chief privacy officer, shall review city agency reports provided pursuant to section 23-1205 and recommend policies and procedures regarding the collection, retention and disclosure of identifying information while taking into consideration each city agency's unique mission, subject matter expertise, and legal obligations. c. No later than October 30, 2018, the committee shall communicate its final recommendations pursuant to subdivision b of this section along with the city agency reports required pursuant to section 23-1205 to the applicable city agencies, the mayor, the speaker of the council, and the chief privacy officer. Beginning July 31, 2020 and every two years thereafter, the committee shall review such agency reports and any policies and protocols adopted pursuant to this chapter. d. Within 90 days of receiving any final recommendations of the committee, the chief privacy officer shall adopt policies and protocols, in accordance with sections 23-1202 and 23-1203, as necessary or appropriate in furtherance of this chapter. e. No information that is otherwise required to be reported or disclosed pursuant to this section shall be reported or disclosed in a manner that would violate any applicable provision of federal, state, or local law relating to the privacy of information or that would interfere with a law enforcement investigation or other investigative activity by an agency or would compromise public safety. (L.L. 2017/245, 12/17/2017, eff. 6/15/2018) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2017/245.
