Cameras and commercial relationships
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To whom it may concern at the Hamilton City Council,
This is a request to the Hamilton City Council for information and documentation as covered by the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and/or the Official Information Act 1982.
How many cameras with automatic number plate recognition capability have been installed on roads, streets, intersections, traffic lights, light posts, and other Council property with Hamilton City Council’s approval in the last five years?
How many cameras with automatic number plate recognition are operating in Hamilton City City with the Hamilton City Council’s approval?
Does the Hamilton City Council own these cameras, lease these cameras, or are they owned by another company?
For the cameras operating on roads, streets, intersections, traffic lights, light posts, and other Hamilton City Council property which are owned by companies rather that Hamilton City Council, what are the names and NZBN numbers for those companies.
Which third parties does Hamilton City Council provide data, images, or footage collected with cameras operating on roads, streets, intersections, traffic lights, light posts, and other Hamilton City Council property?
Does Hamilton City Council provide data, images, or footage to Auror Limited, Datacom Group Ltd, vGRID, SaferCities, or Safe City Group Limited?
How many cameras does Hamilton City Council have in 2024 which are supplying data, images, or footage to vGRID, SaferCities, and/or Safe City Group Limited?
How many cameras does Hamilton City Council have in 2024 which are supplying data, images, or footage to Auror Limited?
How many cameras does Hamilton City Council have in 2024 which are supplying data, images, or footage to Datacom Group Ltd?
Does Hamilton City Council have a commercial relationship with Auror Limited and what was the dollar value of contracts and total financial transactions (revenue and expenditure) with Auror Limited in the 2022/2023 financial year?
Does Hamilton City Council have a commercial relationship with Datacom Group Ltd and what was the dollar value of contracts and total financial transactions (revenue and expenditure) with Datacom Group Ltd in the 2022/2023 financial year?
Does Hamilton City Council have a commercial relationship with Safe City Group Limited and what was the dollar value of contracts and total financial transactions (revenue and expenditure) with Safe City Group Limited in the 2022/2023 financial year?
Sincerely,
John McDonald (Editor at CityWatch NZ)
[email address]
Hamilton City Council
[1]Hamilton City Council | Te kauniherao Kirikiriroa
Kia ora,
Your information request
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cameras information and contracts with third parties. Your information
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[7]Hamilton City Council | Te kauniherao Kirikiriroa
Kia ora,
Your information request
We write to acknowledge receipt of your information request about CCTV
cameras information and contracts with third parties. Your information
request has been processed on 24/06/2024 and passed on to the relevant
team within Council for a response. The Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA) requires that we advise you on
whether Council will provide the requested information as soon as
reasonably practicable, and no later than 20 working days after the day we
receive your request.
We will respond to you no later than 22/07/2024 .
Urgent requests
If you have asked for your request to be processed urgently,the team will
try to meet the date you have specified. However it may not always be
possible to meet your timeframe due to staff resourcing, and the size and
complexity of your request.
Fees & Charges
There is typically no charge, however the decision to chargewill be made
at Hamilton City Council's discretion and in alignment with our [8]LGOIMA
Charging Policy.
If there is a charge to be applied, Hamilton City Council will notify you
prior to incurring the charge.
Our management policy regarding charging is supported by theMinistry of
Justice Charging Guidelines for OIA requests.
You are entitled to three hours free and 20 pages of photocopying free of
charge. After that, charges of $38 per 30 minutes, and 20 cents per page
of photocopying applies. We may also recover any other actual costs, such
as special consultancy fees or other materials. This is set out in our
Fees & Charges Schedule [9]here.
Pro-active release of information
One of the key purposes of LGOIMA is to make information more freely
available, which promotes good government and trust and confidence in
public services. Proactively releasing completed OIA requests that may be
of interest to the wider public can help reduce the need for individuals
to make requests for information and it can reduce the work for Council in
responding to requests. Before publishing information personal and other
identifying details are redacted. Generally, where a request relates to a
narrow topic, these requests won't be published. You can search previous
published OIA responses [10]here.
COVID-19
There may be delays to OIA responses due to COVID-19 and other seasonal
illness impacting staff capacity both in the OIA team and across our
business. While we will aim to meet out statutory timeframes, a response
to your request may take longer than expected, or the timeframe for
responding to your request may be extended under LGOIMA.
Ombudsman
If you are unhappy with our response or our management of your information
request, you have the right to complain to the Office of the Ombudsman.
The Chief Ombudsman recommends contacting us in the first instance to see
if we can resolve the issue before a complaint is made. You can read more
about what help the Ombudsman can provide [11]here.
Contact us
If you have any concerns or further questions about your request, please
[12]email us.
Ngaa mihi,
The Official Information Team
© 2019 Hamilton City Council. All rights reserved.
Hamilton City Council
260 Anglesea Street
Hamilton 3204
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