Delray Beach fire chief violated policies by putting camera in his office, city says

Delray Beach Fire Chief Ronald Martin violated city policies when he put a Ring camera in his office without “prior authorization” and without telling people who visited his office about the camera, the city said in a news release Thursday.

He was “verbally counseled” by the city manager but otherwise continued his normal duties.

The internal investigation into Martin began after the city received an anonymous complaint about the camera on July 31. They found that the fire chief had installed the camera, which gave him “real-time motion alerts,” during a “period of heightened concern regarding security and unauthorized access to the workspace,” city manager Terrence Moore said in the news release.

Martin said he meant for the camera only to serve as a security measure to protect his off