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Council advances community safety camera ordinance with oversight, audit and limits on live access to residential feeds
Summary
The committee advanced an amended ordinance to regulate the community safety camera network—commonly linked to contractor Fusus—adding reporting, audit language, limits on police live access to residential donor cameras and preservation rules for footage showing force; the bill passed committee after multiple amendment votes.
The Metro Nashville Public Health & Safety Committee on Feb. 18 recommended approval of an ordinance (BL2025-690) amending Metro Code section 13.080.08 to regulate a community safety camera network and set use, oversight and reporting requirements. The ordinance addresses public concerns about contractor access, police use of donor cameras and auditability.
Sponsor Councilmember Horton said the bill “establish[es] a legal framework, restrictions and public oversight on the use of any community safety camera network,” specifically naming Fusus and related programs and aiming to balance community privacy with MNPD operational use. The ordinance sets rules about where cameras can point, who may access footage, annual reporting to council and a termination clause allowing…
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