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Police Commission continues review of drone policy, flags FAA and legislative changes
Summary
Commissioners reviewed Policy 9-08 and Appendix A, discussed Drone-as-First-Responder operations, FAA altitude limits and a pending legislative prohibition on facial recognition; no formal action was taken and staff will return with draft revisions after regulatory clarity.
The Eugene Police Commission on Feb. 13 continued its review of the department's Drone Team Policy (Policy 9-08) and Appendix A, including the department's emerging Drone-as-First-Responder (DFR) program. Sergeant Kyle Williams briefed the commission on operational experience, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) limits and an expected wave of state legislative and federal regulatory changes that could require edits to the policy.
Williams said Eugene police drones operate below FAA's general 400-foot ceiling and that the department does not fly above 400 feet. He described work the department has done…
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