The public is invited to provide comment at the city’s Public Safety Committee meeting Oct. 19 regarding development of a new policy on the use of body-worn cameras by the Pasadena Police Department. The meeting begins at a special time, 3:30 p.m., in the council chamber on the second floor of City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Ave.
The Pasadena Police Department is planning to deploy body-worn cameras in late 2016 that will be issued to officers and non-sworn civilians assigned to patrol and jail operations. The city is seeking input from residents and others about possible elements for a new policy such as handling and storage of video recordings, how and when body cameras should be activated or turned off, public access to the recorded videos and privacy issues.
In a related matter, a Request for Proposals was issued last week for the hiring of a consultant to study oversight models for the police department. Responses are due back to the city manager’s office no later than 5:30 p.m., Nov. 6, 2015.