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<br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 8.4 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />General Business October 19, 2020 Ron Nierenhausen, Chief of Police <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Review Public Comment on Police Bodycam Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Program and Approve Body-Worn Camera <br />Reviewed by <br />Model Policy <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, the Elk River Police Department’s model body-worn camera policy and review public <br />comment regarding the bodycam program. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />On October 5, 2020, the Council directed the police department to seek public comment per state statute. <br />Constituents had until October 18, 2020, to email City Administrator Cal Portner their opinion as to the merits of <br />a bodycam program. <br /> <br />The police department developed a model policy based off best practices, the League of Minnesota Cities model <br />policy, and Lexipol model policy. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />None <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />City of Elk River Mission <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> Model Policy for Body-worn Cameras <br /> Public comments <br /> <br /> <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br /> <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity. <br /> Updated: August 2020 <br />