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RESOLUTION NO. 2004-054
OPPOSING ADDITIONAL DATA COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS TO THE
TEXAS RACIAL PROFILING LAW
WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills has placed providing safety and
security as its highest priority, and
WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills does not agree with the practice of
racial profiling or any other practice that unfairly targets individuals, and
WHEREAS, the North Richland Hills Police Department has placed high value in
compiling with the Texas Racial Profiling Law since its inception including:
Collecting and presenting traffic-related data;
Completing racial profiling training of all sworn personnel;
Making public our profiling policy and complaint process and;
Compiling with all other requirements of the law, and
WHEREAS, adding new data collecting requirements concerning racial profiling
would increase the time needed to complete a stop and therefore leading to
slower response times or other negative affects, and
WHEREAS, increasing collection requirements would add additional expenses,
both time and monetary, in terms of compiling, maintaining and analyzing the
data to ensure compliance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of North Richland
Hills that the City is in opposition to changes the Texas Racial Profiling Law that
would lessen police activity by adding more collection requirements.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the 23rd day of August, 2004.
By:
LAND HILLS, TEXAS
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Patricia Hutson, City Secretary
APPROVE AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
George Staples, City Attorney
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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Paulette Hartman, Assistant to the City Manager
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