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Findings and Recommendations 33 findings
F1
The use of BWCs responds to public demands for greater law enforcement transparency.
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R1
As part of the Carmel-by-the-Sea Police Department’s next annual budget request (or before) the Department shall apply to the Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council for funds sufficient to purchase body-worn cameras of the department’s choosing for each officer and for a secure data storage system with adequate capacity to store the data recorded by those cameras.
F2
BWCs, when recording lawful police conduct, provide positive risk management benefits.
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R2
As part of the Carmel-by-the-Sea Police Department’s next annual budget allocation (or before) the Carmel-By-The-Sea City Council shall provide funds sufficient to enable the Police Department to purchase body-worn cameras of the department’s choosing for each officer and for a secure data storage system with adequate capacity to store the data recorded by those cameras.
F3
BWC recordings can serve as a valuable officer training resource.
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R3
The Carmel-by-the-Sea Police Department shall adopt a written body-worn camera policy, which at a minimum includes the “best practices” set forth in California Penal Code 832.18.
F4
Law enforcement best practices now include law enforcement’s use of BWCs when funds have been made available for their purchase and that of required data storage capacity.
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R4
The chief of the Carmel-by-the-Sea Police Department shall meet with the department’s legal counsel to review the legal sufficiency of the department’s proposed body-worn camera policy before it is adopted by the department. 27
F5
At a minimum in California, written department policies must comply with the requirements of Penal Code Section 832.18. (Appendix 3)
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R5
The chief of the Carmel-by-the-Sea Police Department shall meet with the department’s legal counsel at least annually to review the then current state laws relating to the use of body-worn cameras and the storage of their recordings, and to revise department policy if necessary to comply with such laws.
F6
In the absence of other sources of funding, each City Council must make sufficient funds available to its police department before the department can purchase BWCs for its officers and a secure storage system for resulting BWC recordings.
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R6
The Del Rey Oaks Police Department shall provide body-worn cameras for each of its officers promptly after they receive the cameras they have ordered.
F7
In the absence of other sources of funding, the county Board of Supervisors must make sufficient funds available to its Sheriff’s department before the department can purchase BWCs for its deputies and a secure storage system for resulting BWC recordings.
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R7
The Del Rey Oaks Police Department shall adopt a written body-worn camera policy, which at a minimum includes the “best practices” set forth in California Penal Code 832.18.
F8
The BODYCAM ® BWC described in this report stores recordings on a removable Micro-SD memory card.
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R8
The chief of the Del Rey Oaks Police Department shall meet with the department’s legal counsel to review the legal sufficiency of the department’s proposed body-worn camera policy before it is adopted by the department.
F9
The BODYCAM ® BWC described in this report enables any user to delete one or all recorded videos unless those camera functions are disabled by an appropriately trained BODYCAM ® administrator or a manufacturer’s representative.
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R9
The chief of the Del Rey Oaks Police Department shall meet with the department’s legal counsel at least annually to review the then current state laws relating to the use of body-worn cameras and the storage of their recordings, and to revise department policy if necessary to comply with such laws.
F10
Because the BODYCAM ® BWC allows the Micro-SD card to be removed from the camera, it is possible for an officer to remove and read the card on an unauthorized computer and to delete or modify recorded data, contrary to the specific prohibitions of Penal Code section 832.18. 25
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R10
The chief of the Greenfield Police Department shall meet with the department’s legal counsel as soon as the meeting can be arranged to review the legal sufficiency of the department’s existing body-worn camera policy and to revise the policy to include, at a minimum, the “best practices” set forth in California Penal Code 832.18.
F11
The Carmel Police Department does not provide BWCs for its officers’ use although the department favors their use.
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R11
The chief of the Greenfield Police Department shall meet with the department’s legal counsel at least annually to review the then-current state law relating to the use of body-worn cameras and the storage of their recordings, and to revise department policy if necessary to comply with such laws.
F12
The Del Rey Oaks Police Department is in the process of ordering BWCs for its officers’ use.
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R12
The chief of the Gonzales Police Department shall meet with the department’s legal counsel as soon as the meeting can be arranged to review the legal sufficiency of the department’s existing body-worn camera policy and to revise the policy to include, at a minimum, the “best practices” set forth in California Penal Code 832.18. 28
F13
The Greenfield Police Department provides BWCs for its officers’ use in accordance with a written department policy.
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R13
The chief of the Gonzales Police Department shall meet with the department’s legal counsel at least annually to review the then-current state law relating to the use of body-worn cameras and the storage of their recordings, and to revise department policy if necessary to comply with such laws.
F14
The Greenfield Police Department’s written BWC policy does not meet all of the requirements of Penal Code Section 832.18.
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R14
The chief of the Gonzales Police Department shall take all steps necessary to ensure that each BODYCAM camera’s settings are adjusted by an appropriately trained senior officer to prevent all officers using the BODYCAM® cameras from deleting or in any way altering the BWC video recordings at any time before the recordings are downloaded to the system’s secure server.
F15
The Gonzales Police Department provides BWCs for its officers’ use in accordance with a written department policy regarding their use.
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R15
The chief of the Gonzales Police Department shall take all steps necessary to ensure that the Department’s written body-worn camera policy specifically prohibits officers using the BODYCAM cameras from removing the flash memory card from the camera at any time before the recordings are downloaded to the system’s secure server.
F16
The Gonzales Police Department’s written BWC policy does not meet all of the requirements of Penal Code Section 832.18.
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R16
The chief of the King City Police Department shall meet with the department’s legal counsel as soon as the meeting can be arranged to review the legal sufficiency of the department’s existing body-worn camera policy and to revise the policy to include, at a minimum, the “best practices” set forth in California Penal Code 832.18.
F17
The Gonzales Police Department uses the BODYCAM ® BWC.
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R17
The chief of the King City Police Department shall meet with the department’s legal counsel at least annually to review the then-current state law relating to the use of body-worn cameras and the storage of their recordings, and to revise department policy if necessary to comply with such laws.
F18
The King City Police Department provides BWCs for its officers’ use in accordance with a written department policy regarding their use.
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R18
The chief of the King City Police Department shall take all steps necessary to ensure that each BODYCAM camera’s settings are adjusted by an appropriately trained senior officer to prevent all officers using the BODYCAM cameras from deleting or in any way altering video recordings at any time before the recordings are downloaded to the system’s secure server.
F19
The King City Police Department’s written BWC policy does not meet all of the requirements of Penal Code Section 832.18.
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R19
The chief of the King City Police Department shall take all steps necessary to ensure that the Department’s written body-worn camera policy specifically prohibits officers using the BODYCAM cameras from removing the flash memory 29 card from the camera at any time before the recordings are downloaded to the system’s secure server.
F20
The King City Police Department uses the BODYCAM ® BWC.
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R20
As part of the Marina Police Department’s next annual budget request (or before) the Department shall apply to the Marina City Council for funds sufficient to purchase body-worn cameras of the department’s choosing for each officer and for a secure data storage system with adequate capacity to store the data recorded by those cameras.
F21
The Marina Police Department does not provide BWCs for its officers’ use, but the department favors their use and plans to acquire them.
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R21
As part of the Marina Police Department’s next annual budget allocation (or before) the Marina City Council shall provide funds sufficient to enable the Police Department to purchase body-worn cameras of the department’s choosing for each officer and for a secure data storage system with adequate capacity to store the data recorded by those cameras.
F22
The City of Monterey Police Department is currently in the process of ordering BWCs for its officers’ use.
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R22
The Marina Police Department shall adopt a written body-worn camera policy, which at a minimum includes the “best practices” set forth in California Penal Code 832.18.
F23
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Department does not provide BWCs for its deputies’ use.
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R23
The chief of the Marina Police Department shall meet with the department’s legal counsel to review the legal sufficiency of the department’s proposed body-worn camera policy before it is adopted by the department.
F24
The Monterey Regional Airport Police Department provides BWCs for its officers’ use in accordance with an official, but only oral, department policy regarding their use.
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R24
The chief of the Marina Police Department shall meet with the department’s legal counsel at least annually to review the then-current state laws relating to the use of body-worn cameras and the storage of their recordings, and to revise department policy if necessary to comply with such laws.
F25
The Monterey Regional Airport Police Department’s BWC policy does not meet all of the requirements of Penal Code Section 832.18.
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R25
The City of Monterey Police Department shall adopt a written body-worn camera policy, which at a minimum includes the “best practices” set forth in California Penal Code 832.18.
F26
The Pacific Grove Police Department does not provide BWCs for its officers’ use. 26
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R26
The chief of the City of Monterey Police Department shall meet with the department’s legal counsel to review the legal sufficiency of the department’s proposed body-worn camera policy before it is adopted by the department.
F27
The Salinas Police Department provides BWCs for its officers’ use in accordance with a written department policy regarding their use.
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R27
The chief of the City of Monterey Police Department shall meet with the department’s legal counsel at least annually to review the then-current state laws 30 relating to the use of body-worn cameras and the storage of their recordings, and to revise department policy if necessary to comply with such laws.
F28
The Salinas Police Department’s written BWC policy does not meet all of the requirements of Penal Code Section 832.18.
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R28
As part of the Sheriff’s Department’s next annual budget request (or before) the Sheriff’s Department shall apply to the County Board of Supervisors for funds sufficient to purchase body-worn cameras of the department’s choosing for each officer and for a secure data storage system with adequate capacity to store the data recorded by those cameras.
F29
The Sand City Police Department does not provide BWCs for its officers’ use, although the department favors their use.
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R29
As part of the Sheriff’s next annual budget allocation (or before) the County Board of Supervisors shall provide funds sufficient to enable the Sheriff’s Department to purchase body-worn cameras of the department’s choosing for each officer and for a secure data storage system with adequate capacity to store the data recorded by those cameras.
F30
The Seaside Police Department does not provide BWCs for its officers’ use, although the department favors their use.
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R30
The Sheriff’s Department shall adopt a written body-worn camera policy, which at a minimum includes the “best practices” set forth in California Penal Code 832.18.
F31
The Soledad Police Department provides BWCs for its officers’ use.
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R31
The Sheriff of Monterey County shall meet with the department’s legal counsel to review the legal sufficiency of the department’s proposed body-worn camera policy before it is adopted by the department.
F32
The Soledad Police Department’s draft written BWC policy does not meet all of the requirements of Penal Code Section 832.18.
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R32
The Sheriff shall meet with the department’s legal counsel at least annually to review the then-current state laws relating to the use of body-worn cameras and the storage of their recordings, and to revise department policy if necessary to comply with such laws.
F33
The Soledad Police Department uses the BODYCAM ® BWC.
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R33
The chief of the Airport Police Department shall meet with the department’s legal counsel as soon as the meeting can be arranged to review the legal sufficiency of the department’s existing body-worn camera policy, to revise the policy to include, at a minimum, the “best practices” of set forth in California Penal Code 832.18, and to convert the policy to written form.
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CL1The overarching goal of this effort would be to reach widespread support on forming the groundwater sustainability agency for the Salinas Valley and complying successfully with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. The keys to success are creating a transparent, inclusive process that engages interested stakeholders, designing a governance structure that balances interests, supports a vibrant economy, manages groundwater sustainably, and meets SGMA requirements. A viable and broadly supported GSA is the essential first step towards long-term sustainable groundwater management. APPENDIX 2 218 This page is intentionally blank.