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DHR: meet-and-confer with police union is moving body-camera rollout; commission urges faster action
Summary
The Department of Human Resources told the commission that meet-and-confer negotiations with the police union require several dates (April 26, May 5 and May 19) before the body-worn camera policy can be finalized; commissioners and the public expressed frustration and urged a faster schedule and stronger safeguards against officers disabling cameras.
SAN FRANCISCO — City human-resources officials told the Police Commission on April 20 that the meet-and-confer process required under state labor law is the principal reason the city has not yet deployed body-worn cameras, and the commission pressed officials to move as quickly as legally possible.
"We have had two meet and confer sessions to date and we have three additional dates on calendar," Martin Grama, employee relations director for the Department of Human Resources, told commissioners. He said April 26, May 5 and May 19 were scheduled and…
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