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University Heights Council Approves LPR, Drone and CCTV Purchases for Police
Summary
The University Heights City Council approved payments and authorizations for police technology — a license‑plate‑reader invoice, a drone program, and a CCTV server upgrade — after presentations from the police chief and safety committee. Each item passed by roll call.
The University Heights City Council on Dec. 1 approved three public‑safety technology expenditures: payment of an annual invoice to vendor Flock for license‑plate‑reader services, authorization to implement a police drone program, and a contract to upgrade the police department’s CCTV server and add intersection cameras.
Chief Rogers told the council these items were discussed at the safety committee and argued they “significantly enhance our investigative capabilities,” noting the LPR contract is “year 2 of a 2‑year agreement with Flock” and that the invoice requires council approval because it exceeds the mayor’s spending authority. On the drone project, Rogers said drones are “a force multiplier” for tracking suspects, locating missing people and documenting crash and crime scenes. On the CCTV upgrade, Rogers said the current server is beyond its useful life and the upgrade would allow three intersections to gain camera coverage in 2026.
Council approved the Flock invoice (payment not to exceed $54,000), the drone project (not to exceed $39,009.98), and the I2C Technologies CCTV work (not to exceed $65,706) by roll call. The votes recorded in the meeting transcript show the motioners and a sequence of ‘‘Aye’’ responses from council members during each roll call.
The council discussion was short and focused on operational benefits; council members did not request amendments to the contracts during the meeting. The items were all discussed previously in the safety committee, and staff said the expenses are budgeted for 2025 or otherwise within planned appropriations.
The council’s approvals allow staff to complete procurement and implementation steps for the LPR service, drone hardware and software, and the CCTV server and camera installations. No additional council conditions were recorded in the meeting minutes.
