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Minutes show conflicting statements on body-cam footage; city released footage after legal review
Summary
Councilmember Janice Fine relayed that Jeff Chubb said body-cam footage 'should not be released,' but staff later reported an open records request to release the footage had been fulfilled after consultation with the city attorney and the Kansas League of Municipalities.
Councilmember Janice Fine told the meeting she had spoken with Jeff Chubb and relayed that Chubb "said it should not be released." The minutes record that discussion in the council comments section but do not identify Chubbs role in the record.
Later in the meeting Lana Robinson informed the mayor and council that the open records request to release the body-cam footage had been fulfilled following consultation with the city attorney and the Kansas League of Municipalities. The minutes do not include the text of the footage, the requesters name, or any redactions; they record only that the request was released after legal consultation.
