RESOLUTION No. 4743
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF EUGENE DEFENDING
THE BILL OF RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES
The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that:
A. The City of Eugene has been, and remains committed to the protection of civil rights and liberties for all people as expressed in the United States and the Oregon Constitutions.
B. The City of Eugene hereby reaffirms its support of the U.S. Constitution and the Oregon Constitution.
C. The City of Eugene's Mission Statement promises to respect the perspectives and lifestyles of our active and diverse citizenry and commits the city to providing a safe community where people feel secure and respected, and a local government that works openly and respectfully with and for the community.
Now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, a Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows:
Section 1. We ask that the U.S. Attorney's Office, the Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Oregon State Police, and any other Federal, State law enforcement officials and local law enforcement with any such information report to the Eugene City Council and Human Rights Commission monthly and publicly the extent and manner in which they have acted under the USA PATRIOT Act and new Executive Orders, including but not limited to disclosing:
1.1 The names of any detainees held in the area or any Eugene residents detained here or elsewhere, the circumstances that led to the detention;
1.2 The charges, if any, lodged against each detainee;
1.3 The name of Counsel, if any, representing each detainee;
1.4 The number of search warrants that have been executed in the City of Eugene without notice to the subject of the warrant pursuant to section 213 of the USA PATRIOT act;
1.5 The extent of electronic surveillance carried out in the City of Eugene under powers granted in the USA PATRIOT Act;
1.6 The extent to which federal authorities are monitoring political meetings, religious gatherings or other such activities within the City of Eugene;
1.7 The number of times education records have been obtained from public schools and institutions of higher learning in the City of Eugene under section 507 of the USA PATRIOT Act;
1.8 The number of times library records have been obtained from libraries in the City of Eugene under section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act;
1.9 The number of times that records of the books purchased by store patrons have been obtained from bookstores in the City of Eugene under section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act; and
1.10 Subpoenas issued to Eugene citizens through the United States Attorney's Office without a court's approval or knowledge.
Section 2. We resolve that, to the greatest extent legally possible, no city resources, particularly administrative or law enforcement funds, will be used for unconstitutional activities conducted under the USA PATRIOT act or recent Executive Orders which permit activities listed above.
Section 3. It is finally resolved that the City of Eugene urges members of the Oregon Congressional delegation to actively work for the revocation of any sections of the USA PATRIOT Act, any proposed new Federal legislation and Executive Orders which limit or violate fundamental rights and liberties embodied in the Municipal Ordinances of the City of Eugene and in the Constitutions of the State of Oregon and of the United States.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
The foregoing Resolution adopted and effective the 25th day of November, 2002.
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