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Video Camera/Security Surveillance/Dash Camera Policy <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />  <br /> <br /> <br />Criminal Investigative Data <br /> <br />Investigative data collected by a law enforcement agency in order to prepare a case are confidential or <br />protected nonpublic while the investigation is active. Inactive investigative data are public unless the <br />release of the data would jeopardize another ongoing investigation or would reveal the identity of <br />individuals protected under law or otherwise as provided by law. Video and audio records that are part of <br />an inactive investigation and are clearly offensive to common sensibilities are classified as private or <br />nonpublic data, but the existence of the data shall be public unless otherwise provided by law. <br /> <br />General Public Requesting Access to Security Camera <br /> <br />No live streaming of security camera video will be made available. If a member of the general public <br />wishes review and/or a copy the data, a request must be made to the City Clerk, who acts as the Data <br />Practices Compliance Official, using the Data Request Form made available by the City. The Washington <br />County Sheriff’s Office or appropriate City staff member may be alerted to any data request if it is <br />suspected that the requested video shows non-compliance with policies set by the City or a criminal <br />activity has taken place. <br /> <br />Retention of Digital Images <br /> <br />The City avoids creating unnecessary records, retaining records not needed for conducting City business <br />as well as practices that could place personally identifiable information on public view. Recorded digital <br />video images from cameras located on City owned properties are stored on servers located in a locked <br />data closet in City Hall or at the Public Works Department with the exception of the Fire Department dash <br />camera video. Fire Department dash camera images are stored on video cards within the dash cameras. <br />Recording devices limit the number of days video is retrievable before being recorded over. Recordings <br />on City owned security cameras are retained for approximately 30 days. Video cards in dash cameras <br />have very limited storage capacity with short clips that are recorded over unless retained for investigative <br />or training purposes. Data on all these devices will eventually be recorded over, thus destroyed, unless <br />the footage is required to be kept as part of on ongoing investigation or litigation. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Adopted by the Hugo City Council on March 6, 2023. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Tom Weidt, Mayor <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Michele Lindau, City Clerk <br />