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1 <br /> <br />To: Mayor Jerry Faust, City Council Members <br /> City Manager Mark Casey <br />From: Jon Mangseth, Police Chief <br />Subject: Body Worn Camera (BWC) Policy <br />Date: October 24th, 2017 <br />In front of you this evening is a staff report and appendixes for a Body Worn Camera policy. Per state <br />statute, the law adds a new public comment provision in Minnesota Statutes, section 626.8473. It states <br />that a law enforcement agency has to provide an opportunity for public comment before written policy <br />adoption. <br />The legislation and draft policy that applies to BWC’s can be found in the attached Appendix labelled: <br /> A. Policy 30-0 Portable Audio/Video Recorders <br /> B. Policy 9-28 (Officer-Involved Shootings and Deaths), placing limitations on an officer’s <br /> ability to view recordings prior to offering a statement or writing a report. <br /> C. M.S.S. 626.8473 PORTABLE RECORDING SYSTEMS ADOPTION; WRITTEN POLICY <br /> REQUIRED <br /> D. M.S.S. 13.825 PORTABLE RECORDING SYSTEMS <br /> E. Sample Data Retention Schedule <br />The St. Anthony Police Department has put together a final draft of its Body Worn Camera Policy. The <br />Police Department engaged in a comprehensive review and public input process for the development of <br />this policy. <br />The policy development process included input, discussion, and consultation with the following: <br />1. St. Anthony Police Department staff <br />2. Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension staff <br />3. Roseville, New Brighton and Burnsville Police Departments <br />4. Tri-City Body Cam Workgroup <br />5. St. Anthony City Attorney <br />6. Lauderdale/Falcon Heights City Attorney <br />7. Ramsey County Attorney’s Office <br />8. Hennepin County Attorney’s Office <br />9. League of Minnesota Cities <br />10. International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) model policy <br />11. Harriet Tubman Center <br />12. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) <br />13. MN Coalition for battered Women <br />14. City of Roseville IT division <br />15. St. Anthony-New Brighton School District <br />19