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Police describe multi‑hour body‑camera upload delays, ask for 10Gb internet and part‑time help for redaction
Summary
Kaysville police told the council 4K body‑camera and in‑car video uploads and required redaction workflows can tie up vehicles and staff for hours; they asked the city to fund a 10Gb internet connection and to consider part‑time staff to handle redactions and case processing.
Kaysville police representatives told council that growing use of high‑resolution in‑vehicle and body‑worn cameras has created a new operational burden: large, 4K video files take many hours to upload and require extensive redaction work before release to prosecutors or the public.
"We've had vehicles sit and have to run while they're doing this. We've had one sit for eight, almost nine hours and still didn't clear the whole ... storage," Seth (police) said, describing how uploading and processing can remove a vehicle from patrol availability and lengthen the time to deliver video evidence to the prosecutor's office.
Staff (Ryan, IT) said the city's current 1Gb connection is a bottleneck. The police recommended upgrading to a 10Gb internet service and replacing police‑side switches to enable faster uploads and faster redaction cycles. Ryan noted the speed upgrade would also benefit other departments and backups, not just police workflows.
Councilors and staff discussed a near‑term staffing fix: a part‑time redaction assistant. One council member recommended starting with a small (10–15 hour/week) part‑time role to help Kimberly and the records team handle redaction workloads without immediately adding a full‑time position.
Why it matters: delayed uploads and redactions can affect the timeliness of prosecutions and reduce patrol capacity when vehicles must remain at the office while data transfers complete. Improving connectivity and staffing would reduce those operational impacts.
What’s next: staff will include the 10Gb service cost and hardware in capital/operational budget discussions and consider a part‑time records support position to ease current bottlenecks.
