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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12 rows where state = "MN" 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
2963 2963 Motorola Solutions Steele County MN 2024-07-09 body cameras (authorize purchase contract) 141120.0 Motion by Commissioner Gnemi, seconded by Commissioner Krueger to accept the Motorola Solutions Quote for body cameras and authorize the Sheriff’s Office to execute the purchase contract in an amount of $141,120.00. https://steelecountymn.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3656,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/steelecountymn/2024/#m797866 sv:motorola:motorola stated 1 0 0 MN
2428 2428 Motorola Solutions Fillmore County MN 2025-01-28 body cameras (purchase) 95500.0 the Board unanimously approved the purchase of Body Worn Cameras from Motorola Solutions for the total cost of $95,500.00, which includes the 5-year subscription fee. https://www.co.fillmore.mn.us/Minutes%201.28.2025.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/rz-co.fillmore.mn.us/2025/#m7708331 sv:motorola:motorola stated 1 0 0 MN
2426 2426 Motorola Solutions Fillmore County MN 2024-05-28 body cameras (discussion to move forward) 88000.0 The Board discussed the quote from Motorola for body cameras in the amount of $88,000.00. https://www.co.fillmore.mn.us/2.0%20Approved%20Minutes%205.28.2024.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/rz-co.fillmore.mn.us/2024/#m7708357 sv:motorola:motorola stated 1 0 0 MN
3885 3885 Motorola Solutions Buffalo MN 2026-07-06 body cameras (approve contract) 53000.0 Motorola was selected based on lower overall cost and a more favorable five-year pricing guarantee. Chief Budke outlined the financial structure: approximately $53,000 due upfront in 2026, followed by approximately $33,700 annually for the subsequent four years (2027-2030). https://www.ci.buffalo.mn.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_07062026-556 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/ci.buffalo.mn.us/#m13089 sv:motorola:motorola estimated 1 0 0 MN
2521 2521 Motorola Solutions Glenville MN 2025-09-03 ALPR cameras (authorize purchase) 45138.0 Resolution authorizing the Chief of Police to purchase three (3) Motorola L5M mobile LPR systems using funds from the awarded NYS DCJS Grant in the amount of $45,138.08, from Motorola Solutions Inc. located at 500 W Monroe St. Ste 4400, Chicago, IL 60661. https://www.townofglenville.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_09032025-28 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/townofglenville.gov/2025/#m1557017 sv:motorola:motorola stated 1 0 0 MN
2520 2520 Motorola Solutions Glenville MN 2025-04-02 ALPR cameras (purchase) 38514.0 the Chief of Police is hereby authorized to purchase (2). Motorola L5M mobile LPR systems for $38,514.83 from Motorola Solutions Inc. — located at 500 W Monroe St, Ste 4400, Chicago, IL, 60661, with said expense charged to BB-000-3120-4102 — Byrne Grant Expense. https://www.townofglenville.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_04022025-37 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/townofglenville.gov/2025/#m1557024 sv:motorola:motorola stated 1 0 0 MN
2680 2680 Motorola Solutions East Grand Forks MN 2026-03-24 interview room recording system (approve purchase) 14854.0 Approve the purchase of a video recording system for the East Grand Forks Police Department from Motorola Solutions at a cost of $14,854.00. https://www.egf.mn/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_03242026-225 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/egf.mn/#m1358204 sv:motorola:motorola stated 1 1 0 MN
2544 2544 Motorola Solutions Little Falls MN 2026-01-20 two-way radios (award bid) 10734.0 Granite Electronics (DSC Communications), St. Cloud, for two Motorola APX6500 squad radios in the amount of $10,734; https://www.cityoflittlefalls.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_01202026-167 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/cityoflittlefalls.com/#m1527819 sv:radio_infra:motorola stated 1 0 0 MN
2482 2482 Motorola Solutions Ely MN 2024-05-21 two-way radios (purchase) 6433.0 A.Forsman/Kess moved to approve the recommendation from Budget Committee to approve the purchases from EATI for $22,401.34, Motorola solutions for $6,433.20 and SHI for $3,073.65 to outfit the new police squad. https://www.ely.mn.us/vertical/sites/%7B487F0A5E-BE52-4CAD-977F-7436EDEE4F85%7D/uploads/2024-05-21_Council_Minutes.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/ely.mn.us/2024/#m1618948 sv:radio_infra:motorola recommended 1 0 0 MN
2527 2527 Motorola Solutions Watonwan County MN 2024-01-16 two-way radios (accept grant and authorize equipment) 6200.0 The Watonwan County Board of Commissioners has approved accepting an APX600 Motorola Radio and related equipment through the State Homeland Security Program Grant (SHSP) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) a t no invoice cost (value of $6200) to the county; https://www.watonwancountymn.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_01162024-830 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/watonwancountymn.gov/2024/#m1550898 sv:radio_infra:motorola stated 1 0 0 MN
2486 2486 Motorola Solutions Cold Spring MN 2023-04-11 squad car cameras (purchase) 5160.0 TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF TWO M500 IN-CAR VIDEO SYSTEMS FROM MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS FOR THE FIRST YEAR COST OF $5,160.00; FURTHERMORE, TO BE PAID FOR OUT OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURES LINE ITEM 11-40-41-6413 https://coldspringmn.gov/vertical/sites/%7B01184721-7780-4C87-A564-E6EF5442EC4F%7D/uploads/4-11-23(1).pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/coldspring/2023/#m1617906 sv:motorola:motorola stated 1 0 0 MN
2499 2499 Motorola Solutions Grant County MN 2025-10-21 two-way radios (pay the bills) 1035.0 Motorola Solutions Connectivity$1,035.00; https://www.co.grant.mn.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_10212025-590 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/co.grant.mn.us/#m1576838 sv:radio_infra:motorola stated 1 1 0 MN

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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);