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Council approves 28E with Dallas County for license-plate readers; police say tool helped locate out-of-state suspect
Summary
Council approved a 28E agreement allowing Dallas County Sheriff's Office to install and maintain solar-powered license-plate-reader cameras in Perry right-of-way at no cost to the city; Chief Archer said similar systems helped locate a suspect in another state, while council discussed privacy and state-level restrictions.
Council considered and approved a 28E agreement allowing the Dallas County Sheriff's Office to install, own and operate license-plate-reader (LPR) cameras within Perry's right-of-way. City staff said the cameras are solar-powered, do not tap city power and would be maintained and operated by the sheriff's office; Perry Police would have access to data for law-enforcement investigations.
Chief Archer described how a plate-reading system used by another Iowa jurisdiction helped locate an individual who was stopped and arrested in Colorado after an alert, saying the cross-jurisdictional capability can speed apprehension. Archer emphasized the system is restricted to law-enforcement uses (warrants, missing persons, specified criminal criteria) and said the sheriff's office renegotiated a Motorola contract that yielded a number of cameras for countywide distribution. Staff said there is no cost to the city for installation or maintenance.
Council members asked about privacy and the state legislature's restrictions on similar cameras on state highways; staff said the state limitations reflected privacy concerns and that local use is restricted and governed by law-enforcement protocols. The resolution passed; a recorded No vote was noted by one council member (Dellinger) during roll call.
