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POR 2025-129

Asked the City Manager to work with the Cambridge Police Department, the Law Department, and relevant stakeholders to develop and present to the City Council a proposed policy for the timely release of body-worn camera footage

How it started
Sep 15, 2025 · Proposed by Vice Mayor Azeem, Councillors Sobrinho-Wheeler and Nolan, and Mayor Siddiqui: a formal request from the Council to the administration.
What happened
Sep 15, 2025 · ✅ Order adopted. The Council's request went to the City Manager. (unanimous)

Voted yes (9), unanimous

  • Burhan Azeem
  • Marc McGovern
  • Patty Nolan
  • Sumbul Siddiqui
  • Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
  • Paul F. Toner
  • Ayesha M. Wilson
  • Cathie Zusy
  • E. Denise Simmons
Roll call of Sep 15, 2025 · from the city’s record · photos: City of Cambridge
What’s next
📨 Answered: the report came back as CMA 2025 #296 (Dec 15, 2025).
Order adopted, unanimousSep 15, 2025
Referred for reportAR 2025-57Sep 29, 2025
Administration answeredCMA 2025-296Dec 15, 2025 · answered in 77 days

The item's path through the council, every recorded step. How the request pipeline works

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🗓 The meeting where this was taken up: Sep 15, 2025