The return comes as similar reality shows face national scrutiny over exploitation. And COVID-19 could pose further challenges.
Explaining its previous denials, the department said that it doesn’t employ its own facial recognition software. Instead, it accesses the technology through state and federal partners. An ACLU lawyer said that was a ‘distinction without a difference.’
Board member Andrea Neighbours also criticized a proposed policy from the Cantrell administration to change employee discipline and grievance policies.
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a new president and Mayor Cantrell’s property tax proposal make it tough to predict how much money the city will have to work with next year.
Landrum led most of the night. The contest came down to whether Williams or former Judge Arthur Hunter would face her in December.
Days after a story about the Civil Service Commission, Cantrell sent a confidential Ethics Board letter to The Lens.
The biggest problem locally is mass power outages. Edwards said that while bringing everyone back online could take days, major transmission lines took little damage.
Wind, not rain, is expected to be the major threat during this fast-moving storm.
The 2021 budget proposal would cut nearly $100 million from the city’s adopted 2020 general fund. Cantrell has also proposed cutting personnel by about 300 positions.
