New Haven’s
cameras,
on the record.

Local reporting identifies Rekor as New Haven’s provider of automated license plate readers, or ALPR. A published vendor statement describes customer control of data, but it does not establish the city’s price, retention period or sharing settings.

Still to learn The signed contract, retained data fields, deletion rules and outside-agency access. Covered by request A.

The 2023 Fusus fiscal statement estimates $393,941.84 over three years: an annual subscription of $119,647.28 and $35,000 for seven AI appliances. These are planned costs, not verified payments.

A later Axon bundle includes Fusus maintenance, body and vehicle cameras, Tasers and software. Its signed 2024 authorization lists $7,619,019.18; the revised fiscal statement lists $7,731,551.86. The difference needs clarification. Neither figure is a citywide camera spending total.

Still to learn The executed agreements and governing price, what data the system retains, and the rules for viewing, searching, sharing and deleting it. Covered by request B.

The June 2026 approval allows up to 30 cameras over three years. The proposal describes an initial 10 cameras, five years of licensing and service, and reciprocal Yale–city viewing privileges. It cites a 1992 police memorandum of understanding.

The fiscal statement estimates $8,000 a year in city data costs for 30 cameras. That is an operating-cost estimate; the documents do not establish how many cameras are now installed.

Still to learn The complete 1992 agreement, current camera-access rules, and executed donation and licensing terms. Covered by request C.

Connect New Haven describes two kinds of participation. Registering a camera gives police a way to ask its owner for footage. Integrating a camera allows live viewing with the owner’s permission, without a new notification each time police access it.

Those are the program’s published descriptions. They do not establish which analytical features are enabled, how often cameras are accessed, or what happens to saved clips.

Still to learn The blank owner-consent agreement and the policies governing access, retention and onward sharing. Included in request B.

The published police manual contains General Order 7.10, effective June 14, 2022. It sets a minimum of 90 days for routine video and a minimum of four years for other evidentiary or preserved video, with longer preservation in specified circumstances.

A minimum is not an automatic deletion date. This order covers body and vehicle cameras; it does not establish the retention period for ALPR records or integrated Fusus video.

Still to learn Whether a successor or supplement has changed this order. That question remains outside the three requests already sent.