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Bothell council studies ALPR policy and surveillance risks; staff to pursue subcommittee and state advocacy
Summary
The police chief briefed the council on current school-zone ALPR use, vendor data practices and draft surveillance policies. Council members debated privacy risks, vendor data retention and federal access, and directed staff to pursue additional legal guidance, contracting scrutiny and a policy subcommittee.
Chief of Police (introduced in the meeting packet and by staff) reviewed the city’s current use of automated license-plate readers (ALPRs): the department operates school-zone ALPR systems whose vendor (identified in discussion as VeriMobility) parses images and forwards potential infractions; the department receives only vetted infraction images and retains data consistent with state records-retention requirements. The chief emphasized that Bothell does not use facial…
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