§ 10-152. Operating procedures.

The businesses subject to the provisions of this article must comply with the following requirements in relation to the preservation of the recordings, storage of the system, availability of recordings, dissemination of recordings, inspections of systems, and certification of compliance:

(1)

The recordings made by video cameras installed and maintained pursuant to this article must be preserved for a minimum of seven days;

(2)

The recordings made by video cameras installed and maintained pursuant to this article must be made available to the city police department for purposes of an official investigation or when approved by the chief of police or his designee;

(3)

The recordings must be turned over to the city police department upon its demand while the business is open and or as soon as possible if the business is closed;

(4)

All recordings made by video cameras installed and maintained pursuant to this article while in the possession of the business shall be stored in a locked receptacle, preferably located in a controlled access area, to which only authorized personnel have access, or shall otherwise be secured so that only authorized personnel may access such video recordings;

(5)

The establishment shall keep a log of all instances of requests for, access to, and dissemination and use of recorded materials made by video cameras installed and maintained pursuant to this article. Copies of the access log shall be provided to the city police department upon demand;

(6)

The video camera system must be available to the city building and police departments for inspections, at all times, during which the business is open the public to ensure compliance with the requirements set forth in this article;

(7)

Each business establishment subject to the provisions of this article shall submit a certification report to the department of public safety, on a form prescribed by said department by January 31 of each year. The report shall certify that the business has complied with this section.

(Ord. No. 2015-08-B, § 12-111, 9-1-2015)