Sheriff's office warns commissioners that video redaction workload is overwhelming; asks for records clerk or centralized process
Sheriff's office representatives told the commissioners redacting bodycam footage is consuming staff time—one employee reportedly took eight hours to redact 1.5 hours of footage—and asked the court to consider adding a records clerk or centralizing open-records processing.
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A representative speaking for the sheriff's office told the court the open-records workload—especially redacting body-worn camera video—has become unmanageable and requested the court consider adding a records clerk or centralizing the function. "It took Shelly a full 8 hours to redact 1 hour and 0.5 video," the speaker said, describing the time demands and the impact on other duties.
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