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Council hears plan for six additional cameras to link with city system
Summary
Council discussed an encroachment permit that would allow Fayette County Sheriff's Office to install six additional cameras on Versailles Road; the cameras will be paid for and controlled by the sheriff but integrated into city infrastructure for shared access.
Lexington City Council members heard details July 1 about an encroachment permit that would allow the Fayette County Sheriff's Office to install six additional cameras on Versailles Road and integrate them with the city's existing camera infrastructure.
Sam Murdoch, special operations, said the encroachment permit would cover six “flight cameras” that the Fayette County Sheriff's Office will pay for and for which the sheriff's department will have custody and control. Murdoch said the city will work with the sheriff's office after permit approval to determine placement and operational details because the sheriff will be the custodian of the six cameras.
Councilmembers asked how the shared access would work. Murdoch said both the sheriff's department and the Lexington Police Department will have the ability to use the cameras once they are in place; the sheriff's office will maintain custody and pay for the devices. The council did not take a separate formal vote on the permit at the work session; the item was discussed as part of the new business docket.
Councilmember Reynolds asked whether the cameras are an addition to existing flat cameras on Versailles Road; staff responded that these are additional cameras and that the sheriff's office would fund them. Council members were told that final siting and custody arrangements will be coordinated with the sheriff's office after the permit is approved.
No privacy policies, data-retention rules, or memoranda of understanding were discussed on the record at the work session. Councilmember comments focused on custody, cost, and operational coordination rather than legal frameworks.
