City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 200519

• File #: 200519
• Version: 1
• Type: Order
• Status: Approved
• File created: 1/11/2016
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 1/14/2016
• Final action: 2/22/2017
• Enactment date: 1/14/2016
• Enactment #: 200519
• Title: That the Chief of Police consider deploying body cameras for all police officers, and prepare a feasibility report within 30 days for this Board's Public Health and Public Safety Committee.
• Sponsors: John M. Connolly, Dennis M. Sullivan, Robert J. McWatters, Mark Niedergang

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/4/2017	11	Public Health and Public Safety Committee	Kept in committee
2/22/2017	10	Public Health and Public Safety Committee	Kept in committee
11/30/2016	9	Public Health and Public Safety Committee	Kept in committee
11/9/2016	8	Public Health and Public Safety Committee	Kept in committee
10/19/2016	7	Public Health and Public Safety Committee	Kept in committee
9/14/2016	6	Public Health and Public Safety Committee	Kept in committee
4/19/2016	5	Public Health and Public Safety Committee	Kept in committee
3/29/2016	4	Public Health and Public Safety Committee	Kept in committee
2/16/2016	3	Public Health and Public Safety Committee	Kept in committee
1/14/2016	2	City Council	Approved

  Agenda Text

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That the Chief of Police consider deploying body cameras for all police officers, and prepare a feasibility report within 30 days for this Board's Public Health and Public Safety Committee.

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Official Text

That the Chief of Police consider the use of body cameras for all police officers, especially the patrol  division,  in the normal course of their duties in order to provide an officer perspective of the situations or interactions developing at the moment of response to any and all calls for service; AND BE IT FURTHER ORDERED That the Chief  prepare an  implementation feasibility report within 30 days and present same to the Public Health and Public Safety Committee at a future  mutually agreeable  meeting of that committee.