DA and board discuss body‑camera reliability and how long footage is kept

During the Q&A the district attorney described body‑worn cameras as important prosecutorial evidence: "Amazingly amazingly effective," she said when asked about prosecutions aided by footage. She also acknowledged practical problems such as officers sometimes forgetting to turn cameras on and data or upload failures that can complicate investigations.

Members pressed on retention and access. The DA explained Axon/cloud retention varies: footage flagged as evidence in a criminal case is preserved longer (homicide evidence is retained indefinitely for case reasons, while non‑evidentiary recordings have shorter retention), and the DA's office can import Axon footage into its account to distribute evidence to defense counsel. She and members also discussed a roughly 30‑second audio timing detail in some systems that can create gaps in recorded audio.