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6.D. - Page 68 of 179 <br />Hon. Joseph C. Scott Page 2 <br />City of Pacifica Response to Grand Jury Report dated May 24, 2016 <br />F3. The Atherton, Belmont, Foster City, Hillsborough, and Menlo Park Police Departments have <br />budgeted sufficient funds to manage the cost of equipment, data retention, and training. <br />The City of Pacifica agrees with this finding. <br />F4. The Atherton, Belmont, Foster City, and Menlo Park Police Departments have developed <br />written policies regarding the operation and data retention of body -worn camera systems as <br />well as the protection of the rights of the community and police officers. Hillsborough is in the <br />process of developing a similar policy. <br />The City of Pacifica agreed with this finding. <br />F5. Many local law enforcement agencies that currently do not employ body -worn cameras <br />acknowledge that these systems are beneficial and will likely be implemented in the future <br />either voluntarily or by mandate. <br />The City of Pacifica agrees with this finding. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />R1. The Grand Jury recommends that the councils of those cities/towns that have not adopted <br />body -worn cameras direct their respective chiefs of police to develop an appropriate body - <br />worn camera implementation plan and advise the public of their plan by November 30, 2016. <br />The City of Pacifica agrees with this recommendation and has already taken steps to <br />research an appropriate implementation plan. The implementation plan will be <br />completed and presented to the public via the Pacifica City Council no later than <br />November 30, 2016. <br />Preliminary steps taken to develop a body worn camera implementation plan include <br />identifying funding sources, researching camera hardware and software (including data <br />storage servers), and researching best practice body worn camera policies to ensure a <br />transparent, robust program that takes into account privacy considerations of community <br />members and officers. <br />R3. The Grand Jury recommends that the police departments of those cities, towns, and the <br />Broadmoor Police Protection District that have not adopted body -worn cameras implement <br />Path of Portola 1769* San Francisco Bay Discovery Site <br />107 <br />