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Resident alleges undisclosed cameras and contract irregularities; council invites follow‑up
Summary
A resident presented findings alleging undisclosed park cameras and irregular contract timing related to the city's Flock camera program; council members defended the value of cameras for public‑safety investigations and invited the resident to discuss evidence at the June 5 public safety subcommittee meeting.
A West Des Moines resident told the City Council on April 20 that his review of city records and public documents raises questions about the scope and authorization of some public‑safety cameras and a 2023 contract for the city's Flock camera program.
Jonathan Auberg told the council he had built a record that, he said, shows discrepancies between a January 13, 2022 city engineering document that lists 11 cameras across six parks and an April 8 police department response that said the department had no owl cameras. He also alleged audit‑log anomalies and…
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