Action packet · Generated Aug 15, 2026
Cleveland, Ohio
Everything Unsurveilled holds about this place, what it does not, the single most useful question to ask next, and the letter that asks it.
What we know
- What we hold
- One documented decision, and no full dossier yet
- Decision
- Renewed · Jul 15, 2026 · Flock Safety
- Decided by
- Cleveland City Council
Documented decisions here
- Renewed — Jul 15, 2026 · Cleveland City Council voted 9-6 to approve an amended six-month, $125,000 extension of the city's Flock Safety contract covering 100 license plate reader cameras, running through Dec 29, 2026.
What we do not know
These are published rather than left blank. An unresolved question a resident can answer is worth more than a page that looks finished.
- Retention period — not established
- Outbound sharing — not established
- Warrant standard — not established
- Audit policy — not established
Request the surveillance technology inventory
Send this request
Written for Cleveland specifically. No blanks to fill except your own details at the bottom.
Citation read from the Reporters Committee Open Government Guide on 2026-08-15. Ohio sets no numeric response deadline; the standard is promptness. Read the Ohio guide
To the Records Custodian, Cleveland, Ohio Re: Public records request — automated license plate readers Under the Ohio Public Records Act, Ohio Rev. Code § 149.43, I request copies of the following records. 1. A current inventory or list of surveillance technologies operated by or on behalf of Cleveland Police Department, including automated license plate readers, facial recognition, drones, gunshot detection, cell-site simulators, and networked camera systems. 2. For each technology listed, the vendor, the date it was acquired, and the policy governing its use. 3. Records showing whether Cleveland Police Department can access any surveillance system operated by another agency, including regional or vendor-hosted networks. If any responsive record is withheld in whole or in part, please identify the record and cite the specific exemption relied upon. I request records in electronic format where they exist in that form. If fulfilling this request would incur fees, please provide an estimate before proceeding. Thank you for your assistance. [Your name] [Your address, if required in Ohio] [Your email]
General information, not legal advice. You are responsible for what you send. Public-records law varies by state and sometimes by agency.
Where to send it
We do not hold a checked records contact for Cleveland. Unsurveilled will not guess a government address from a naming convention — a wrong recipient wastes your request and undermines everything else on this page. Search for “Cleveland Ohio public records request” and use the address on the jurisdiction’s own site.
Then tell us which one worked. That single fact is the most useful thing a person who has just sent a request can send back, and it means nobody after you has to look. Send it here.
When you get a response
- Save the original email or PDF exactly as it arrived, including headers.
- Check every numbered item was answered. Partial responses are common and are usually resolved by pointing out the gap.
- If the answer is “no responsive records”, that is itself a finding — but ask whether it means the agency does not operate the technology, or simply holds no document. Those are different answers.
- If you are quoted a fee, ask for a narrower scope rather than abandoning the request.
- Send us what came back. A records response is what turns a decision record into a dossier, and it closes the gaps listed above for everyone, not just for you.
Packet generated Aug 15, 2026 from the Unsurveilled record for Cleveland. Facts change; check the record before relying on this in a public setting. Guide: Find out what surveillance your city actually operates.