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Budget panel releases $2.4M for San Francisco Police body-worn camera program amid redaction cost concerns
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee approved release of $2.4 million in reserve funds for the Police Department's body-worn camera program after the department and the budget analyst affirmed the procurement process; vendors and public commenters warned that redaction and storage costs may be substantially higher over time.
The Board of Supervisors Budget & Finance Committee on Feb. 24 approved releasing $2,400,000 from committee reserve funds to the San Francisco Police Department to support a body-worn camera program.
Police Department CFO Catherine McGuire told the committee the department "is in complete agreement with the budget and legislative analyst reports" and that the department has budgeted $2,722,034 for the program in FY2015-16. McGuire said the department had hired nine of 11 positions intended to support the program…
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