Council discusses social-media post about animal-welfare officer; body-cam footage reviewed
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Summary
A council member raised a Facebook complaint about the animal-welfare officer; officials said the officer wore a body camera and footage was reviewed. The council discussed posting footage or a statement to help diffuse public concern.
Speaker 2 raised a recent social-media post that criticized the conduct of an animal-welfare officer and asked the council to consider a public response.
Speaker 2 said the officer wears a body camera and that the footage was reviewed following the incident. To help diffuse the situation, Speaker 2 proposed the city might post the body-cam footage or issue a statement summarizing what the footage showed.
Council members did not vote on a posting or public release policy during the meeting. Speaker 2 said they had spoken with another council member about the incident and asked the group to consider whether a public statement or post would be helpful.
No disciplinary or personnel action was discussed on the record during the meeting; council moved on to other governance business.
