HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Identity Theft Prevention Program RESOLUTION NO. 09-154
RESOLUTION APPROVING IDENTITY THEFT PREVENTION PROGRAM
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,recent modifications to the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003
(FACT) administered by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) require that all public utilities
formally establish and maintain an Identity Theft Prevention Program; and,
WHEREAS, the intent of the program is to help prevent, detect, and mitigate identity theft
by establishing a process to identify and report transactions that indicate a pattern, practice, or
specific activity of the possible existence of identity theft; and,
WHEREAS, a internal privacy committee has been established, and the group has begun
work conducting a needs assessment and has drafted an Identity Theft Prevention Program; and,
WHEREAS, this group believes that the draft program meets all the requirements of
applicable federal regulations; and,
WHEREAS, the program is required to be in place by May 1, 2009.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the Identity Theft Prevention Program is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 14`'' day of April, 2009.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Popken
Seconded by: Rice
Voting aye: Doll, Goodman, Larson, Popken, Rice
Voting nay: None Absent: Mahayni
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 14t'day of April, 2009.