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Residents press for ALPR audit logs after disclosure of expanded access; commission commits to phased release
Summary
Multiple residents raised concerns about license-plate-reader (ALPR/Flock) data-sharing and alleged immigration-related searches; commissioners said a phased release of audit logs will begin June 25 and the city manager said the 2025 surveillance technology report was pulled for additional review.
Several residents used the commission’s public-comment period to press city officials for transparency after revelations about access and sharing of ALPR (automatic license-plate reader) data.
Yousef Elzane (4906 Amber Drive) told the commission that Flock/ALPR data had been used for immigration-related queries and said the city’s FAQ failed to acknowledge a reported 7,100 immigration-related searches and a multi-year window during which a sharing setting was toggled. He said the disclosures have damaged trust and urged full transparency and accountability.
Mary Sue Giner asked commissioners to use the city’s budget authority to demand completion and release of the annual surveillance technology report; she said the 2025 report has not been released and that previous reports were delayed while revised for completeness.
In response, City Manager Shelley Dixon said the 2025 surveillance technology report was pulled for review after the ALPR issue surfaced; staff and the Police Department were given a roughly 90-day window to audit technologies and the report’s contents and were about halfway through that work at the time of the meeting. Several commissioners confirmed a commitment to public release of audit log material: Commissioner Fairchild said the commission expects phased releases and Commissioner Joseph said a first tranche of audit logs would be released on June 25 and that the logs will include the roughly 7,000 access entries referenced during public comment.
Commissioners and the manager framed the work as a two-track approach: (1) audit and review of report content and supporting logs by staff and police, and (2) scheduled public releases to increase transparency. The city manager reiterated staff would complete the internal review before finalizing public-facing materials.
Next steps announced in the meeting: staff and the police department will continue the 90-day review; commissioners signaled a phased release schedule for audit logs with a first tranche to be published on June 25.
