Update: On July 13, the Hayward City Council approved the drone purchase on a 5-2 vote, but required city adminstration to return with a fully operational policy prior to deployment.
After initially backing off due to community concerns, the Hayward Police Department has renewed its request for an unspecified number of drones for use by the Police and Fire Departments. The preliminary request was tabled until a usage policy was prepared and a report done by the City’s IT department on information security.
The two reports will be presented with the request for purchase at the Hayward City Council meeting on July 13 at 7:00pm. The drones are item 3 on the agenda.