Marc Levy A Cambridge police officer wears a camera as part of his gear May 7.

When city officials announced the long-awaited deployment of police body cameras starting in April, they said the city had reached an agreement with police unions on camera use after marathon negotiations. Now the city is refusing to make that agreement public.

The law office, referring to the state public records law, has denied a request for a copy of the agreement. The city and the unions have reached an agreement – yet the office cited an exemption in the law for documents involving policies being developed, acknowledging after an appeal by Cambridge Day that the body camera pact is not under negotiation but saying it should be kept secret because it’s part of the overall police contract.

The contract

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