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Blue Island to run internal audit of block‑camera system and develop data‑governance policy
Summary
The city administrator told the council the city will analyze 16 months of block‑camera data to characterize usage and outcomes, then develop a public report and a data‑governance policy to guide future use of the system.
The Blue Island City Administrator told the council the city will conduct an internal audit of its block‑camera system using 16 months of usage data and will follow that audit with a public report and a proposed data‑governance policy.
The City Administrator said they had met with Commander Logan and Interim Chief Slattery to review system operations and that the plan is to “use 16 months' worth of usage data to characterize, for the council, how the system has been used, what the outcomes have been, and what considerations we should undertake, to ensure policy which supports our officers while upholding the public's inalienable right to privacy.”
The administrator said the internal audit will inform a public report describing efficacy and usage metrics and will provide the foundation for codified policy around data governance. The administrator asked for the data to be released for the internal review and recommended carving out recurring time on council or committee agendas for economic development updates and the block‑camera policy discussion.
Ending: The council was informed of the audit plan and invited to continue the policy discussion at future meetings; the transcript recorded no final vote or adoption of policy during the meeting.
