Police Department drone (UAS) acquisition
Summary
The council finally approved the police drone program after it failed for lack of votes in November and was postponed in December. Supporters cite search-and-rescue, accident reconstruction, and officer safety; opponents raised civil liberties concerns, and an amendment on free speech and assembly was added.
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Last discussed Mar 2, 2026.
Impact analysis
The agenda doesn't spell out the drone program's cost — the debate was mostly about policy and civil liberties, not dollars.
Police get a new tool for search-and-rescue, crash reconstruction, and high-risk operations; residents get potentially faster emergency response.
Civil-liberties-minded residents worry about surveillance; the free-speech amendment was added partly to address those concerns.
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