The Wichita City Council met on April 28, 2026, at 3:00 PM UTC (10:00 AM CDT) to approve minutes, hear public comment, and act on consent agenda items, board of bids, and petitions for public improvements. The meeting concluded with a recess into an executive session for legal consultation. All votes were unanimous except where noted.
Good morning staff, good morning, Wichita, and good morning to all of you. Thank you for joining us for this morning city council meeting on April 28th. I call this meeting to order. Can you please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance? Thank you all. Madam Clerk, please call the first item. Approve the minutes of the regular meeting April 14th, 2026 and April 21st, 2026. Council members, any items to be edited. I see none. I move to approve the minutes for the regular meetings for April twenty fourteenth and April 21st. Second. Motion second discussion. See none. All those in favor say aye. Aye. All those opposed, same sign. Motion passes seven zero. Madam Clerk, please call the next item. Public agenda. We now come to public agenda. The public agenda allows for up to five speakers to have five minutes each to address the city council. Please bear in mind that this is not a period of dialogue with council or a question and answer period. This is your opportunity to address the city council with your concerns. Speakers will please speak into the microphone. Please state their name and address for the record. A time clock will display the speaker's remaining time to speak. Order and rules of decorum will be observed. The first speaker is Brad Heagler. Flock camera implementation. However, while I acknowledge that they're potential in aiding law enforcement, uh I'm deeply concerned about the lack of strong oversight. These cameras are network connected and deployed in public spaces, which means any system like this is a potential target. Their design, including external ports, creates vulnerabilities that must be independently audited rather than relying solely on vendor assurances. Second, authentic authentication is a critical gap. And network credentials are hard coded in an unencrypted manner. Even if consumer accounts have stronger safeguards, shouldn't our law enforcement at least meet those standards, if not exceed them. Third, we have to address the transparency and data retention. While it's claimed that not only vehicle data is captured and stored briefly, independent studies show that images of people are sometimes stored longer, sometimes even months. Without certainty on what is collected and how long it's stored, we cannot have public confidence in these systems. Finally, we have already seen misuse in our own region. Officers in Kichai and Cedric have abused these systems for personal reasons, proving this risk is real, not theoretical. Even if these systems stay in place, they must be governed by transparency, accountability, and independent oversight. Without that, we risk not only privacy but also the integrity of our justice system. Thank you. Thank you, Brad. We have space for four other individuals who would like to address the council. I see none. We'll now move it back to the bench. With that, I see no comments from council members. Madam Clerk, please call the next item. Consent agenda items one through eleven.