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Committee frames its role as public sounding board, not ordinance‑making body
Summary
Members and counsel discussed the committee’s oversight function: it’s a public sounding board to advise the police department on ALPR operations and to forward material policy changes to the city council, while day‑to‑day operational authority remains with police leadership.
Members and city counsel discussed whether the ALPR oversight committee should expand beyond ALPR into broader police operations. Steph said the committee could be a useful citizen sounding board but emphasized that many police policies traditionally remain within the department’s purview.
"The way I describe where this policy lives is that it's within the police department's purview," Steph told the committee, adding the committee can help with transparency and provide citizen insight. Committee chair Alderman Blassen agreed this forum is a good public place to raise policy housekeeping and recommended the committee forward any issues that rise above routine adjustments to the city council for consideration.
Members stressed a narrow, ALPR‑focused remit for now and asked staff to report back before expanding scope or membership.
