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Richland County approves Dayspring dash-camera and GPS policy; records-retention questions remain
Summary
The commissioners approved a Dayspring vehicle dash-camera and GPS tracking policy after staff presented costs and a draft policy; county records officials advised Dayspring to add video and GPS data to its retention schedule and offered to call a records commission meeting if needed.
The Richland County Board of Commissioners on May 29 adopted a policy to equip Dayspring vehicles with dashboard cameras and GPS tracking, but county records officials advised Dayspring to clarify how long video and location data will be retained and whether the data series is included in existing records schedules.
Michelle Swank, director of Dayspring, told the board she first requested cameras for Dayspring vehicles after a staff member raised safety concerns about driving incidents and viral social-media videos. She said the cost “was doable for…
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