Benton County directs extra notice for automated license plate reader proposals
Sep 21, 2026
Commissioners approved a directive requiring advance notice and a threshold vote before considering any resolution on automated license plate reader (ALPR) systems; the measure passed 12–4.
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The Benton County Board of Commissioners voted to direct the county Budget Committee to include a Special Notice and Scheduling Procedure in the county Rules of Order for any resolutions concerning automated license plate reader systems or functionally similar surveillance camera networks. The directive, sponsored by Commissioners Price and Shannon, passed on a roll-call vote of 12 Aye, 4 Nay.
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