Article 26 Body Worn Cameras

ARTICLE 26 BODY WORN CAMERAS

Section 1. The City shall not amend General Order 69 to require constant uninterrupted activation and recording of an officer’s entire shift. Body cameras shall be activated manually by an officer, pursuant to the Policy, or automatically by current or future technology, during any law enforcement activity.

Section 2. The City shall not amend the General Order 69 to prohibit officers from reviewing any and all videos that were recorded on their issued body camera. The foregoing shall not prohibit the City from amending General Order 69 to comply with future laws, court orders, and case law. In the event that a future law, court order, or case law prohibits officers from reviewing body camera video, the City may immediately amend the policy to be compliant with the law.

Section 3. The City shall not amend General Order 69 to authorize supervisors to review body camera videos with the sole intent to search for a violation of policy unless such search is founded upon a complaint or a reasonable suspicion of a policy violation. The foregoing shall not limit the ability of supervisors to audit the activations and videos of an officer to determine whether that officer is complying with the activation requirements of the body camera policy.

Section 4. The City shall compensate officers for time spent completing administrative tasks and/or other required procedures related to the use of the body camera if such time is required by a supervisor to occur outside of their normal shift.