COUNCIL POLICY ON GENERAL VIDEO SURVEILLANCE

COUNCIL POLICY ON GENERAL VIDEO SURVEILLANCE

DISTRICT OF LANGFORD
POLICY NO. 7490-+4re02

For Municipal Bylaw Enforcement Purposes or for Park Regulations Bylaw Enforcement

• Video tape material is to be used only for the purposes set out in the policy.
• Video tape material must not be sold or used for commercial purposes or entertainment.
• Only municipal staff who require access to the video tapes for purposes of bylaw enforcement investigations or proceedings are permitted to have access to the video tape.
• Video taped personal information may be used only for the purposes of law enforcement.
• Video tapes should be secured in a locked storage file cabinet in the municipal office and not in the offices of any security contractor.
• Only the Municipal Bylaw Enforcement Officer or the Clerk Administrator have access to the storage facility.
• All Video tapes shall be retained for a period of one year from the date of photography so that the individual has a reasonable opportunity to obtain access to them.
• All video tapes so secured, after the period of one year, shall be destroyed, preferably by demagnetization and then crushing of the video cassette and shredding and/or mangling of the erased tape.

Camera Location, Operation and Control

• Cameras should only be installed in the municipal vehicle used for bylaw enforcement purposes.
• Areas chosen for video surveillance should be where there is a likelihood of risk to personal safety or an incident requiring law enforcement action.
• The camera should be positioned to ensure personal safety of bylaw enforcement or security staff.
• The camera should not be directed to look through the windows of adjacent buildings.

Council Approved:
CERTIFIED CORRECT

Date: October 19,1998
Clerk Administrator