Body Worn Cameras. Employees covered hereunder who are required by the Employer to wear or utilize a body worn camera or similar audio/video recording device, shall be permitted to review, with or without union representation present, all video footage or audio recordings captured by the employee’s body worn camera or similar device prior to:
a. Making a verbal or written statement about an incident for which an employee is required to participate in an internal investigation.
b. Being interviewed by the Employer about an incident for which an employee may be subject to discipline. The City shall provide the Union copies of all requested video footage relevant to protentional discipline within seven (7) business days of a written request submitted to the Chief of Police.
Body Worn Cameras. The Parties acknowledge that body-worn cameras (BWC) and in-cruiser cameras (ICC) are powerful tools in the pursuit of transparency and accountability creating opportunities to enhance training and aid in the prosecution of crime. The parties also recognize the importance of the proper use of recordings and the legitimate expectations of privacy of our employees. To that end, BWC and ICC recordings shall be governed by department procedure 41.3.8. No recordings related to disciplinary action against any employee may be used for training by the College until the action it has been completely resolved or adjudicated at the level of Executive Director of Human Resources.
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.
Body Worn Cameras. 170. SPD has provided all members of the FIU with body-worn cameras. Within six months of the Effective Date, SPD will develop policies and training to ensure they are used appropriately.
Body Worn Cameras. Employees who are required by the Employer to wear or utilize a body-worn camera or similar audio/video recording device (to include in-car cameras) shall be permitted to review all video footage, audio recordings, and/or still photos captured by the employee and/or any other present individual prior to:
1. Writing any report;
2. Making any verbal or written statement about an incident for which an employee is required to participate in an internal investigation;
3. Being interviewed, either by the Employer or outside investigating agency, about an incident for which the employee may be subject to discipline; or
4. Testifying at an administrative, grand jury, or court hearing or proceeding. Notwithstanding the above, at the order of a supervisor, employees involved in on-going incidents may be required to make reasonable public safety statements before review of body-worn camera or similar audio/video recording device.
Body Worn Cameras. Employees covered hereunder who are required by the Employer to wear or utilize a body-worn camera or similar audio/video recording device, shall be permitted to review, with or without union representation present, all video footage or audio recordings captured by the employee and/or any other present employee’s body-worn camera prior to:
a. Writing a report.
b. Making a verbal or written statement about an incident for which an employee is required to participate in an internal investigation.
c. Being interviewed, either by the Employer or outside investigating agency, about an incident for which an employee may be subject to discipline.
d. Testifying at an administrative, grand jury, or court hearing or proceeding. The Authority shall provide the Union copies of all requested video footage relevant to discipline within seven (7) business days of a written request submitted to the Chief of Public Safety.
Body Worn Cameras. Unless authorized by the Chief of Police pursuant to an official investigation, the Body Worn Camera shall not be remotely activated without the knowledge of the Officer wearing said Body Worn Camera for any reason other than an immediate threat to life, such as an officer-in-distress call.
Body Worn Cameras. At the of either party during the term contract, the parties wil l bargain about expanding or in any way continuing the use of body worn cameras beyond the terms existing agreement, including beyond the current trial period, in accordance with M.G.L . c.
Body Worn Cameras. The LPD may issue officer(s) assigned to the School District and acting in the capacity of a school resource officer (“SRO”) a body worn camera pursuant to the Illinois Law Enforcement Officer Body Worn Camera Act (“Act”), 50 ILCS 706/10 as part of a department-wide body worn camera policy. Prior to issuing a body worn camera to the SRO, the Police Department will ensure the SRO has completed the mandatory training for use of the camera. The Police Department provide to the School District a copy of the Department Policy on body worn cameras adopted in compliance with the Act and will promptly notify the School District of any changes to that Policy.
Body Worn Cameras. The Village, its Police Department, and the Union are committed to protecting the safety and welfare of the citizens of Antioch and its police officers. The parties agree that recordings from Body Worn Cameras (BWC), defined as “an electronic camera system for creating, generating, sending, receiving, storing, displaying and processing audiovisual recordings that may be worn about the person of a law enforcement officer” can provide officers with an invaluable instrument to aid in criminal prosecution. It is mutually understood that BWCs can protect officers and citizens from false accusations through the objective documentation of interactions between officers of the Department and the public. Officers issued a BWC will use it pursuant to this agreement and in accordance with the Illinois state law (50 ILCS 706/10 et seq. (Public Act 099-0352). Recordings made on a BWC will be retained on a recording medium for a period of 90 days. Under no circumstances shall any recording made with a BWC be altered, erased, or destroyed prior to the expiration of the 90-day storage period. Following the 90-day storage period, any and all recordings made with an officer-worn body camera must be destroyed, unless any encounter captured on the recording has been flagged. An encounter is deemed to be flagged when:
(1) A formal or informal complaint has been filed;
(2) The officer discharged his firearm or used force during the encounter;
(3) Death or great bodily harm occurred to any person in the recording;
(4) The encounter resulted in a detention or an arrest, excluding traffic stops which resulted in only a minor traffic offense or local ordinance offense;
(5) The officer is the subject of an internal investigation or otherwise being investigated for possible misconduct;
(6) The supervisor of the officer, prosecutor, defendant, or court determines that the encounter has evidentiary value in a criminal prosecution; or
(7) The recording officer requests that the video be flagged for official purposes related to his official duties. Under no circumstances shall any recording made with a BWC relating to a flagged encounter be altered or destroyed prior to two (2) years after the recording was flagged. If the flagged recording was used in a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding, the recording shall not be destroyed except upon a final disposition and order from the court. Following the 90-day storage period, recordings may be retained if the chief of police or his de...
