9NEWS (Denver): The union representing most DPD officers is celebrating a court victory over the use of body cameras.

The Denver Police Protective Association argued that the use of cameras is a matter of contract negotiations and wanted to discuss their implementation with the city.

According to the judge’s ruling obtained by 9Wants to Know, the city refused to negotiate and implemented the policy in 2015. The PPA sued. Monday, a Denver district court judge sided with the union.

The PPA told 9Wants to Know it’s not asking to stop using the body-worn camera, but contends it’s a piece of equipment that needs to be bargained over like overtime, wages, benefits, equipment and call-back pay. The PPA says it wants to discuss the various policies that govern the use of body-worn cameras, including when the cameras need to be on or off and how officers will be held accountable in those instances when they violate the policy.

“We want to come together on a real all-encompassing policy,” said Lt. Vince Gavito, PPA board member. “The PPA wants a policy everyone can understand and everyone is a part of. The whole idea is to create something with this piece of equipment that is meaningful. It protects our officers, it protects the public, and it’s used as it was intended to.”

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