# City of Van Buren Municipal government in Crawford County. In this corpus, the City appears as the public body that authorized a four-year WatchGuard camera package, served as applicant for three ARDOT-permitted Flock locations, and participated in state-administered block-grant reporting for Flock expansion. ## People - [[Joe Hurst]] - mayor in the 2020 WatchGuard proposal and the 2025 ARDOT permit records. - [[Jamie Hammond]] - police chief who proposed the WatchGuard program. - [[Jonathan Wear]] - police chief named on the produced policy editions. ## Roles in this corpus - **WatchGuard authorization.** Ordinance 30-2020 waived competitive bidding and authorized `$317,571.50` for in-car and wearable camera systems ([[Van Buren WatchGuard Ordinance Quote and Camera Proposal]], p. 1). - **ARDOT applicant.** Permit 1866 and Permit 1876 authorize three Van Buren LPR locations in state right-of-way ([[Van Buren ARDOT Flock Permits 1866 and 1876]]). - **Grant subrecipient.** The grant packet identifies the `"City of Van Buren Police Department"` and documents two Falcon LPRs plus a later partial Condor/PTZ expenditure ([[Van Buren JAG Grant-Funded Flock Cameras]]). ## Notes The produced permit and grant records establish City participation in those specific transactions. They do not supply a City-wide surveillance inventory or complete procurement ledger.