City councilors in Springfield, Massachusetts are again planning to debate a facial recognition technology ban at a special meeting Monday.
The council has discussed and debated a proposed moratorium on facial surveillance technology at several meetings over last five months.
Sponsors of the ordinance say the city should press pause on something that has been shown to be inaccurate especially when identifying people of color.
Springfield Police Commissioner Cheryl Clapprood has argued the ordinance could close the door to just shopping for a crime-fighting tool.
" The reason why I am totally against bans and moratoriums is that it would probably stop companies from coming to us and showing us what they have," Clapprood said at City Council Public Safety Committee meeting last month.
Northampton and a handful of other Massachusetts communities have banned the technology.