Coleman appoints panel to consider guidelines for police body cameras

Columbus is continuing to move forward on a plan to implement the use of police body cameras.

Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman today announced nine individuals selected to sit on a special panel designed to set protocols and guidelines for the use of those cameras.

• Bo Chilton  / IMPACT Community Action
• Kyle Erdeljac / Fraternal Order of Police
• Gale Hill / Business Owner
• Margot Kaminski / Ohio State University Law School
• Karla Rothan / Stonewall Columbus
• Abdikhayr Soofe / Community Relations Commission
• Robert Stewart / Department of Public Safety
• Robert Strasbaugh / Division of Police
• Dr. C. Dexter Wise III / Faith Ministries Church

Coleman estimates that the work of the committee will take 4 to 6 months to complete.

City Council President / mayoral candidate Andrew Ginther recently said that the city will have officers using the cameras by the end of 2016. (jj)

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