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Police seek longer retention window from Axon, committee discusses privacy tradeoffs
Summary
The department wants to extend ALPR retention from seven to ten days to align with policy and improve investigative value; committee members cautioned that retention length affects privacy and risk of misuse.
Justin told the committee a near‑term priority is to work with vendor Axon to customize retention settings so that records remain available for 10 days instead of the vendor default seven. "One of ours is to work with Axon to customize that retention to the 10 days to stay in accordance with the policy instead of the 7," he said.
Members noted that longer retention increases investigative value but also raises privacy concerns and the chance of misuse. The chief and council members said the committee’s role is to ensure appropriate oversight and to advise the council when proposed policy housekeeping should be elevated for formal Council review.
The committee asked staff to return with specifics about retention customization and any implications for auditability and public transparency.
