Committee refers ALPR oversight resolution to staff after wide-ranging public comment

Sep 9, 2026

After extended public comment raising concerns about vendor-held audit logs and immigration enforcement uses, Appleton's Safety & Licensing Committee voted 5-0 to refer a resolution on automated license-plate readers and mass-surveillance technologies to staff for an RFP and technical analysis.

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The Safety & Licensing Committee voted unanimously to refer resolution 9R26 — a proposed set of public-oversight and accountability standards for automated license-plate readers (ALPR) and other mass-surveillance technologies — to staff for a request for proposals from neutral technical experts.

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