York City Moves Revised York SafeNet Camera Proposal to November agenda after Extensive Public Debate

York City’s committee of the whole voted Oct. 29 to send a revised proposal from York SafeNet to the Nov. 5 legislative agenda after an extended presentation by the project’s representative and numerous public comments both for and against the plan.

The resolution asks only for permission to use city infrastructure (poles, right‑of‑way) as York SafeNet seeks funders and builds out a nonprofit membership model. Otto, a leader with Logos Works working with the SafeNet initiative, told the committee the group revised its policy after community feedback and submitted the updated document with several limits, including a prohibition on facial‑recognition technology and other unique biometric collection, a 30‑day retention cap for routine footage, a public log of police requests for footage and the stated requirement that police show a legal rationale for each request. "Our goal is to serve the community. We're not trying to impose anything on the community," Otto said.

Why it matters: The proposal raises core…