College Park approves contracts, body cam policy

The College Park City Council approved several measures.

The College Park City Council approved several measures.

The College Park City Council recently approved the contract between the City of College Park and Bleakly Advisory Group to provide redevelopment advisory services for the south side of College Park in the Old National Highway and Godby Road area, among several other measures.

The city council also approved:

  • the establishment of a body worn camera policy for the city of College Park police department to include nationally recognized best practices to develop proper oversight, guidelines for maintenance, video storage, discipline and exceptions for camera usage.
  • the renewal of the yearly Motorola service agreement for maintenance, repair, and software updates of E911 dispatch and police/fire radio systems. Police chief Keith Meadows said this is a yearly maintenance agreement to service all the radios at a cost of $42,810.24.
  • a request from director of airport affairs/economic development project manager Gary Young for the authorization to attend the Transportation Research Board's Annual Meeting, Jan. 8-12 in Washington, D.C.