surveillance_spending

A DISCOVERY INDEX of surveillance and police-technology dollar figures found in local government meeting records across 130+ named vendors — NOT a table of confirmed spending, and NOT safe to SUM. An audit on 2026-07-29 found aggregate views were adding amounts that must not be added: the same procurement recurs at committee, council, approval, amendment and renewal stages; "not to exceed" figures are authorization ceilings, not payments. Use the canned query "the CONSERVATIVE total" for any number you intend to publish, and "data-quality report" to see what is flagged. Columns added for this: `amount_type` (stated / ceiling / proposed / recommended / estimated), `dup_rank` (>1 = redundant copy), `geo_suspect` (city disagrees with the source link), `anomaly` (implausible figure), `state_norm` (normalized state). Vendors covered include ALPR (Flock, Vigilant, Genetec), body cameras/tasers (Axon, WatchGuard, Utility, Getac), gunshot detection (ShotSpotter/SoundThinking), face recognition (Clearview AI, DataWorks Plus), fingerprint biometrics (Idemia AFIS/Livescan, filed separately under `sv:biometrics`), data fusion and OSINT (Fusus, Peregrine, LexisNexis Accurint, Thomson Reuters CLEAR), phone forensics (Cellebrite, GrayKey, Magnet), drones (Skydio, BRINC, DJI), cameras/VMS (Verkada, Avigilon), cell-site simulators, CAD/RMS records systems, photo enforcement, jail-call and student monitoring. Every row carries a VERBATIM quote from the minutes and a link to the source document, and a row only publishes if that quote was found character-for-character in the source text. READ THE `ledger` COLUMN: `sv:<category>:<vendor>`. `radio_infra` (two-way radios), `rms` (records/CAD software), `biometrics` (fingerprints) and `not_surveillance` are NOT surveillance sensors — exclude them before quoting any surveillance figure.

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5 rows where ledger = "sv:alpr:genetec", state = "GA" and vendor = "Genetec" sorted by amount descending

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Link rowid vendor city state spend_date product amount ▲ quote source_document mytown_record ledger amount_type dup_rank geo_suspect anomaly state_norm
3460 3460 Genetec Sandy Springs GA 2023-10-17 access control/IP video (award contract) 960375.0 GC&E has provided an updated proposal for the building security system in the amount of $960,375.41. This includes the installation of a Genetec Physical Access Control/ IP Video Surveillance Systems, Duress Buttons, Video Intercom Units, Code Blue Tower with IP Intercom, Fiber, and Fiber Electronics, Equipment and Materials. https://sandyspringsga.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=5212,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/sandyspringsga/2023/#m465747 sv:alpr:genetec proposed 1 0 0 GA
3336 3336 Genetec Glynn County GA 2025-05-15 access control system (purchase) 80000.0 Authorize the issuance of a purchase order to Miller Electric Company, utilizing the Single Source Exemption, for the replacement of the outdated and unsupported access control system in the courthouse with a county-standard Genetec access control system, in the amount of $80,000 with funding to be provided by the FY26 Information Technology Fund. https://glynncounty.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=1&clip_id=204 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/gr-glynncounty/2025/#m557164 sv:alpr:genetec stated 1 0 0 GA
3337 3337 Genetec Glynn County GA 2025-08-21 access control system (amend funding source for purchase order) 80000.0 Amend the funding source for the PO to Miller Electric Company for the replacement of the outdated and unsupported access control system in the courthouse with a county-standard Genetec access control system, in the amount of $80,000 as approved by the Board of Commissioners at their May 15th, 2025 BOC meeting from FY26 Information Technology Fund to FY25 Information Technology Fund. https://glynncounty.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=3&clip_id=519 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/gr-glynncounty/2025/#m557150 sv:alpr:genetec stated 1 0 0 GA
3408 3408 Genetec McDonough GA 2024-03-07 surveillance and access control systems (approve purchase and implementation) 27590.0 Request for approval to implement Genetec surveillance and access control systems at the Public Works building at a total cost of $27,590.54. https://mcdonoughga.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=1899,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/mcdonoughga/2024/#m530946 sv:alpr:genetec stated 1 0 0 GA
3891 3891 Genetec McDonough GA 2026-05-18 access control and surveillance services (approve payment) 15476.0 Request for approval to pay the NetPlanner invoice for Genetec Access Control and Surveillance Services in the amount of $15,476.12. https://mcdonoughga.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=2220,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/mcdonoughga/#m10298 sv:alpr:genetec stated 1 0 0 GA

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CREATE TABLE surveillance_spending (
  vendor TEXT, city TEXT, state TEXT, spend_date TEXT, product TEXT,
  amount REAL, quote TEXT, source_document TEXT, mytown_record TEXT, ledger TEXT, amount_type TEXT, dup_rank INTEGER, geo_suspect INTEGER, anomaly INTEGER, state_norm TEXT);
CREATE INDEX ix_surv_vendor ON surveillance_spending(vendor);
CREATE INDEX ix_surv_state ON surveillance_spending(state);
CREATE INDEX ix_surv_amount ON surveillance_spending(amount);
CREATE INDEX ix_surv_ledger ON surveillance_spending(ledger);