Resident asks Urbandale to publish executed ALPR agreements and audit data

Sep 16, 2026

A Des Moines resident requested that Urbandale publish executed authorization documents, an annual audit report and public portions of the emergency plan so the public can evaluate the city's automated license plate reader (ALPR) program and related oversight.

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At the public forum John Auberg of Des Moines asked the council to make the city's ALPR program documentation and audit evidence public so the council and residents can evaluate how the system is authorized, audited and used.

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