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Resident asks council to disclose who is paying for city’s license‑plate reader network after federal grant ends
Summary
A resident told the council a DOJ grant underwriting Wichita's ALPR (Flock) system expired April 1 and demanded the city reveal which general-fund line or other source now pays recurring fees for roughly 191 cameras; the council asked staff to respond and provide a written accounting.
At the start of public comment on April 7, Wichita resident Andrew Cranmer asked city leaders to explain which budget pays ongoing subscription costs for the city’s automatic license‑plate reader (ALPR) network now that a $1.6 million federal grant expired March 31, 2026.
Cranmer said the city’s transparency portal still shows 191 cameras in…
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