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<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><id>https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/updates.xml</id><title>Civic Records Research updates</title><subtitle>New and updated research reports. Not alerts about changes to public records.</subtitle><updated>2026-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated><author><name>Raymond Brunell</name></author><link rel="self" href="https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/updates.xml"/><link rel="alternate" href="https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/"/><entry><id>tag:surveillancechangemonitor.org,2026-09-25:research-update/addition/oconomowoc-flock-cancellation-resolution/c3195249bbec</id><title>Addition: Oconomowoc’s council adopted a resolution to cancel its six-camera Flock contract</title><updated>2026-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/oconomowoc-flock-cancellation-resolution/"/><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Oconomowoc report updated with the posted minutes of the September 15, 2026 council vote adopting the Flock cancellation resolution.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/oconomowoc-flock-cancellation-resolution/&quot;&gt;Oconomowoc’s council adopted a resolution to cancel its six-camera Flock contract&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</content></entry><entry><id>tag:surveillancechangemonitor.org,2026-09-25:research-update/new_report/milwaukee-flock-access-sharing-retention-limits+oshkosh-flock-renewal-rescinded/82ebd2e382ec</id><title>New reports: 2 reports</title><updated>2026-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/corrections/"/><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;New Wisconsin reports on Milwaukee’s September 2026 Flock access, sharing and retention limits and Oshkosh’s April 2026 Flock renewal rescission.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/milwaukee-flock-access-sharing-retention-limits/&quot;&gt;Milwaukee police say Flock queries are now supervisor-only, MPD stopped sharing its data and retention is seven days&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/oshkosh-flock-renewal-rescinded/&quot;&gt;Oshkosh approved a one-year Flock renewal 5–2, then rescinded it 7–0 the next day&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</content></entry><entry><id>tag:surveillancechangemonitor.org,2026-09-24:research-update/new_report/michigan-2026-plate-reader-bills+wisconsin-2025-26-plate-reader-bills/d4072f10d89c</id><title>New reports: 2 reports</title><updated>2026-09-24T00:00:00Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/corrections/"/><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;New legislative-context reports on Wisconsin’s 2025–26 plate-reader bills and Michigan’s pending 2026 plate-reader bills.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/wisconsin-2025-26-plate-reader-bills/&quot;&gt;Wisconsin’s 2025–26 plate-reader bills failed to pass without a listed hearing or vote&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/michigan-2026-plate-reader-bills/&quot;&gt;Michigan’s 2026 plate-reader bills had no committee or floor action as of September 24, 2026&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</content></entry><entry><id>tag:surveillancechangemonitor.org,2026-09-24:research-update/new_report/oconomowoc-flock-cancellation-resolution+racine-flock-contract-camera-covering/48ba1e2636b6</id><title>New reports: 2 reports</title><updated>2026-09-24T00:00:00Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/corrections/"/><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;New Wisconsin reports on Racine’s September 15, 2026 Flock votes and Oconomowoc’s proposed Flock cancellation resolution.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/racine-flock-contract-camera-covering/&quot;&gt;Racine rejected a Flock termination amendment and voted to bag the cameras within 30 days&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/oconomowoc-flock-cancellation-resolution/&quot;&gt;Oconomowoc’s council adopted a resolution to cancel its six-camera Flock contract&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</content></entry><entry><id>tag:surveillancechangemonitor.org,2026-09-23:research-update/addition/waukesha-donation-camera-contract/b22157bc19df</id><title>Addition: Waukesha approved more Flock cameras in 2025, then voted to remove planned Flock funding in 2026</title><updated>2026-09-23T00:00:00Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/waukesha-donation-camera-contract/"/><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Waukesha report updated with the September 15, 2026 council vote to remove planned Flock funding.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/waukesha-donation-camera-contract/&quot;&gt;Waukesha approved more Flock cameras in 2025, then voted to remove planned Flock funding in 2026&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</content></entry><entry><id>tag:surveillancechangemonitor.org,2026-09-06:research-update/addition/alpena-camera-proposal+bayfield-camera-discussion+traverse-city-parking-procurement/2d872440954c</id><title>Additions: 3 reports</title><updated>2026-09-06T00:00:00Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/corrections/"/><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Regional depth expanded to twenty reports. Existing reports received additional source context.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/traverse-city-parking-procurement/&quot;&gt;Traverse City’s 2022 parking procurement: bids, recommendation and approved authorization&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/alpena-camera-proposal/&quot;&gt;Alpena County’s March 2026 camera request and conflicting signed minutes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/bayfield-camera-discussion/&quot;&gt;Bayfield County camera concerns, adopted minutes and an attributed input-committee update&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</content></entry><entry><id>tag:surveillancechangemonitor.org,2026-09-06:research-update/new_report/forest-home-camera-financing+garfield-flock-agreement-motion+houghton-planning-flock-correspondence+marinette-committee-recommendation+marquette-county-plate-reader-grant-update+neenah-camera-approval+peninsula-camera-renewal+verona-flock-nonrenewal+waukesha-donation-camera-contract/041622a34693</id><title>New reports: 9 reports</title><updated>2026-09-06T00:00:00Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/corrections/"/><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Regional depth expanded to twenty reports. New reports in that edition.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/forest-home-camera-financing/&quot;&gt;Forest Home recorded a 3–2 vote to finance one Flock camera&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/garfield-flock-agreement-motion/&quot;&gt;Garfield minutes record authorization for a Flock agreement and data-sharing MOU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/peninsula-camera-renewal/&quot;&gt;Peninsula Township recorded a twelve-month Flock renewal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/waukesha-donation-camera-contract/&quot;&gt;Waukesha approved more Flock cameras in 2025, then voted to remove planned Flock funding in 2026&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/verona-flock-nonrenewal/&quot;&gt;Verona records document a vote declining Flock renewal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/neenah-camera-approval/&quot;&gt;Neenah minutes record approval of a $16,500 camera purchase&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/marinette-committee-recommendation/&quot;&gt;Marinette committee recommended approval of a Flock contract&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/houghton-planning-flock-correspondence/&quot;&gt;Houghton County planning minutes record discussion of Flock correspondence&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/marquette-county-plate-reader-grant-update/&quot;&gt;Marquette County sheriff update described pursuit of a plate-reader grant&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</content></entry><entry><id>tag:surveillancechangemonitor.org,2026-09-06:research-update/addition/bayfield-camera-discussion+traverse-city-parking-procurement/ce2dd20b923a</id><title>Additions: 2 reports</title><updated>2026-09-06T00:00:00Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/corrections/"/><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Expansion to eleven reports. Existing reports received additional source context.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/traverse-city-parking-procurement/&quot;&gt;Traverse City’s 2022 parking procurement: bids, recommendation and approved authorization&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/bayfield-camera-discussion/&quot;&gt;Bayfield County camera concerns, adopted minutes and an attributed input-committee update&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</content></entry><entry><id>tag:surveillancechangemonitor.org,2026-09-06:research-update/new_report/alpena-camera-proposal+chippewa-falls-camera-discussion+hancock-camera-purchase-discussion+price-camera-purchase/b05119623b5f</id><title>New reports: 4 reports</title><updated>2026-09-06T00:00:00Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/corrections/"/><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Expansion to eleven reports. New reports in that edition.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/hancock-camera-purchase-discussion/&quot;&gt;Hancock minutes record no motion on a November 2025 Flock purchase item&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/alpena-camera-proposal/&quot;&gt;Alpena County’s March 2026 camera request and conflicting signed minutes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/price-camera-purchase/&quot;&gt;Price County committee approved debt proceeds for four Flock cameras in August 2024&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/chippewa-falls-camera-discussion/&quot;&gt;Chippewa Falls committee discussed Flock cameras without action in June 2025&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</content></entry><entry><id>tag:surveillancechangemonitor.org,2026-09-06:research-update/addition/ironwood-payment-records/8c06c3f3c54c</id><title>Addition: Ironwood license plate readers: payment records, register approval and public questions</title><updated>2026-09-06T00:00:00Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/ironwood-payment-records/"/><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Regional expansion to seven reports. Existing reports received additional source context.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/ironwood-payment-records/&quot;&gt;Ironwood license plate readers: payment records, register approval and public questions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</content></entry><entry><id>tag:surveillancechangemonitor.org,2026-09-06:research-update/new_report/bayfield-camera-discussion+dickinson-interagency-camera-records+helena-camera-purchase+traverse-city-parking-procurement+wisconsin-state-patrol-alpr-policy/d078b51b4585</id><title>New reports: 5 reports</title><updated>2026-09-06T00:00:00Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/corrections/"/><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Regional expansion to seven reports. New reports in that edition.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/dickinson-interagency-camera-records/&quot;&gt;Sheriff identified K.I.N.D. as purchaser in Dickinson County camera discussion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/helena-camera-purchase/&quot;&gt;Helena Township&amp;#x27;s recorded $3,000 camera purchase vote&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/traverse-city-parking-procurement/&quot;&gt;Traverse City’s 2022 parking procurement: bids, recommendation and approved authorization&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/bayfield-camera-discussion/&quot;&gt;Bayfield County camera concerns, adopted minutes and an attributed input-committee update&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/wisconsin-state-patrol-alpr-policy/&quot;&gt;Reading Wisconsin State Patrol&amp;#x27;s March 2025 ALPR policy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</content></entry><entry><id>tag:surveillancechangemonitor.org,2026-09-05:research-update/new_report/berrien-approval-records+ironwood-payment-records/3c81491d64b2</id><title>New reports: 2 reports</title><updated>2026-09-05T00:00:00Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/corrections/"/><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Initial research publication. New reports in that edition.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/ironwood-payment-records/&quot;&gt;Ironwood license plate readers: payment records, register approval and public questions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://surveillancechangemonitor.org/research/berrien-approval-records/&quot;&gt;Berrien County&amp;#x27;s March 2024 license plate reader approval records&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</content></entry></feed>
