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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15 rows where state = "MI" and vendor = "Motorola Solutions" 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
3231 3231 Motorola Solutions Detroit MI 2026-07-15 body camera software (approve contract) 12523254.0 Contract No. 6007968 - 100% City Funding – To Provide a Digital Evidence Management Solution for Body -worn and In -car Cameras via MiDeal Contract MA1 90000001544. – Contractor: Motorola Solutions Inc. – Location: 500 W. Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60661 – Contract Period: Upon Council Approval for a Period of Five (5) Years – Total Contract Amount: Total Contract Amount: $12,523,254.11 DoIT https://pub-detroitmi.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=272415 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/pub-detroitmi/#m631507 sv:motorola:motorola stated 1 0 0 MI
3009 3009 Motorola Solutions Fraser MI 2023-08-10 body cameras (approve purchase) 96531.0 Motion by Baranski supported by O’Dell to approve the purchase of twenty five (25) body worn cameras from Motorola, formerly Watch Guard, in the amount of $96,531 with $50,000 coming from a grant and the other monies coming from the forfeiture account GL 365-311-742, not to exceed $50,000. https://frasermi.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3339,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/frasermi/2023/#m760050 sv:motorola:motorola ceiling 1 0 0 MI
3010 3010 Motorola Solutions Fraser MI 2023-08-10 body cameras (approve purchase) 96531.0 Motion by Baranski supported by O’Dell to approve the purchase of twenty five (25) body worn cameras from Motorola, formerly Watch Guard, in the amount of $96,531 with $50,000 coming from a grant and the other monies coming from the forfeiture account GL 365-311-742, not to exceed $50,000. https://frasermi.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3102,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/frasermi/2023/#m760049 sv:motorola:motorola ceiling 2 0 0 MI
3274 3274 Motorola Solutions Genesee County MI 2025-04-16 body cameras (purchase) 44040.0 Approval of a purchase order to Motorola Solutions, for the fiscal years ending 2025 and 2026, in an amount not to exceed $44,040.00, for body worn camera and video manager services; the cost for this purchase order will be paid from account 1010-351.00-933.001 https://geneseecountymi.legistar1.com/geneseecountymi/meetings/2025/4/3174_M_Governmental_Operations_Committee_25-04-16_Meeting_Minutes.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/geneseecountymi/2025/#m587554 sv:motorola:motorola ceiling 1 0 0 MI
3275 3275 Motorola Solutions Genesee County MI 2025-04-23 body cameras (approve purchase order) 44040.0 Approval of a purchase order to Motorola Solutions, for the fiscal years ending 2025 and 2026, in an amount not to exceed $44,040.00, for body worn camera and video manager services; the cost for this purchase order will be paid from account 1010-351.00-933.001 https://geneseecountymi.legistar1.com/geneseecountymi/meetings/2025/4/3177_M_Board_of_County_Commissioners_25-04-23_Meeting_Minutes.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/geneseecountymi/2025/#m587551 sv:motorola:motorola ceiling 2 0 0 MI
4077 4077 Motorola Solutions Alpena MI 2023-07-03 body cameras (purchase) 40824.0 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC 40,824.00 BODY CAMS AND EQUIP https://www.alpena.mi.us/document_center/City%20Council%20Agendas-Minutes/2023/Minutes_070323.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/rz-alpena.mi.us/2023/#m840283 sv:motorola:motorola stated 1 0 0 MI
2831 2831 Motorola Solutions St. Clair Shores MI 2026-02-02 body cameras (approve purchase) 34086.0 I recommend for City Council to approve the purchase of 14 body -worn cameras in the amount of $34,086.00 from Motorola Solutions. https://www.scsmi.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_02022026-2775 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/scsmi.net/#m1184695 sv:motorola:motorola recommended 1 1 0 MI
4079 4079 Motorola Solutions Alpena MI 2024-07-01 in-car video systems (purchase) 33800.0 33,800.00 M500 IN-CAR VIDEO SYSTEMS 1187125325 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC https://www.alpena.mi.us/Minutes_070124.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/rz-alpena.mi.us/2024/#m840258 sv:motorola:motorola stated 1 0 0 MI
3272 3272 Motorola Solutions Genesee County MI 2025-02-05 ALPR cameras (purchase) 33090.0 Approval of a purchase order to Motorola for the fiscal year ending 2025, in the amount of $33,090.00, to provide for the purchase of Mobile LIcense Plate Readers at Genesee County's Sheriff's Office; https://geneseecountymi.legistar1.com/geneseecountymi/meetings/2025/2/3152_M_Governmental_Operations_Committee_25-02-05_Meeting_Minutes.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/geneseecountymi/2025/#m587576 sv:motorola:motorola stated 1 0 0 MI
3273 3273 Motorola Solutions Genesee County MI 2025-02-12 ALPR cameras (purchase) 33090.0 Approval of a purchase order to Motorola for the fiscal year ending 2025, in the amount of $33,090.00, to provide for the purchase of Mobile LIcense Plate Readers at Genesee County's Sheriff's Office; https://geneseecountymi.legistar1.com/geneseecountymi/meetings/2025/2/3155_M_Board_of_County_Commissioners_25-02-12_Meeting_Minutes.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/geneseecountymi/2025/#m587573 sv:motorola:motorola stated 2 0 0 MI
4054 4054 Motorola Solutions Berrien County MI 2024-03-07 microwave path study (purchase) 25814.0 70049 Motorola Inc. 3-site microwave path study 25,814.29 911 2024 https://www.berriencountymi.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03072024-5980 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/berriencountymi.gov/2024/#m1047311 sv:motorola:motorola stated 1 0 0 MI
2751 2751 Motorola Solutions New Baltimore MI 2025-04-14 body cameras (approve) 24048.0 E. Motorola Solutions, Inc. $24,048.00 — In Car System/Body Worn Camera and Video Manager, Police Department https://www.cityofnewbaltimore.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_04142025-1268 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/cityofnewbaltimore.org/2025/#m1269352 sv:motorola:motorola stated 1 0 0 MI
4078 4078 Motorola Solutions Alpena MI 2023-08-21 in-car video system (purchase) 21000.0 21,000.00 IN-CAR VIDEO SYSTEM1187102932MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC https://www.alpena.mi.us/document_center/City%20Council%20Agendas-Minutes/2023/Minutes_082123.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/rz-alpena.mi.us/2023/#m840280 sv:motorola:motorola stated 1 0 0 MI
3023 3023 Motorola Solutions Saginaw County MI 2025-08-11 body camera system (approve purchase) 13524.0 Approve the purchase with Motorola Solutions for $13,524 annually for FY28, FY29, and FY30, pending budget approval, to repair, replace, and upgrade the body camera system for the Police Department. https://saginawmi.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=1088,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/saginawmi/2025/#m746407 sv:motorola:motorola stated 1 0 0 MI
3022 3022 Motorola Solutions Saginaw County MI 2025-12-15 body cameras (purchase) 1972.0 Approve the purchase with Motorola Solutions for $1,972 for FY26 and pending budget approval $1,752 annually for FY27, FY28, FY29, FY30 to replace and upgrade the body camera system for the Neighborhood Services and Inspections Department, Parking Division. https://saginawmi.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=4645,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/saginawmi/2025/#m746458 sv:motorola:motorola stated 1 0 0 MI

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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);