{
  "city_source": {
    "source_id": "altoona-alpr-technology",
    "url": "https://www.altoona-iowa.com/departments/public_safety/police/technology_in_altoona__public_safety,_privacy___accountability.php#alpr-faq",
    "locator": "FAQ: \"When did City Council approve Altoona's ALPR cameras?\"",
    "verified_at": "2026-09-26"
  },
  "city_caveat": "The Outpost units were part of the broader Axon agreement and were not separately discussed in detail during that meeting. Approval of a department budget or broader technology agreement does not necessarily involve a separate public discussion of every component. These are distinct steps in the program's history; the initial pilot, ongoing subscription funding, Flock expansion and Axon agreement were not one single approval.",
  "stages": [
    {
      "stage_id": "2022-pilot",
      "label": "2022 — Initial pilot",
      "city_quote": "The Police Department began a pilot project with 10 Flock cameras, funded through asset forfeiture funds.",
      "vote_id": null,
      "note": "The City page gives no meeting date; no matching council record found in posted minutes."
    },
    {
      "stage_id": "ongoing-funding",
      "label": "Following fiscal year — Ongoing funding",
      "city_quote": "After the pilot produced measurable investigative results, camera subscriptions were incorporated into the Police Department's operating budget, which City Council reviews and approves annually.",
      "vote_id": null,
      "note": "Describes a recurring annual budget approval, not one identifiable vote; not checkable against a single council record."
    },
    {
      "stage_id": "2024-expansion",
      "label": "2024 — Flock expansion",
      "city_quote": "The Flock deployment expanded to its current number of cameras.",
      "vote_id": null,
      "note": "The City page gives no meeting date; no matching council record found in posted minutes."
    },
    {
      "stage_id": "2025-axon-agreement",
      "label": "July 21, 2025 — Axon agreement",
      "city_quote": "City Council approved the Axon Enterprise, Inc., Master Services and Purchasing Agreement at its regular meeting. The agreement appeared as Consent Agenda Item 12(c) and included the Outpost ALPR units.",
      "vote_id": "altoona-council-2025-07-21-item-12-p3-v0",
      "bundled_item_letter": "c",
      "bundled_item_title": "Consider approving Axon Enterprise, Inc., Master Services and Purchasing Agreement.",
      "minutes_locator": "Council minutes, July 21, 2025, page 3, item 12(c)",
      "minutes_url": "https://www.altoona-iowa.com/Government/agendas_minutes/city%20council/2025/07-21-2025%20Council%20Minutes.pdf",
      "note": "One roll-call vote (4-0; Boka, Duer, Evans, Stewart aye, Mertz absent) covered the full 15-item consent agenda (a through o), not the Axon agreement or ALPR specifically. Do not describe this as \"the ALPR vote.\" The consent agenda's sub-items are now searchable on /votes (?q=Axon), which is the vote record's own bundled_items[c], not a separate roll call."
    }
  ]
}