Axon/Fusus contract with LKPD
Lawrence City Commission meeting, held on Sept, 9
From The Lawrence Transparency Project-
“In November 2024, the City Commission approved a new body camera contract for the Lawrence Police.
Buried in that contract was Fusus, a national surveillance system that links public and private cameras in real time.
In July 2025, the police began promoting it as “Community Connection”—with 112 cameras already integrated.
There was no public vote, no citywide announcement, and no clear oversight.”
After over 4 hours of the 6 hour City Commission meeting on September 9 with 42 comments from community members the commissioners told the Lawrence Police Dept. to work with the community to come up with an agreement that would satisfy everyone’s concerns. This is a win for the citizens of Lawrence. But there is more work to be done.
This is what The Lawrence Transparency Project asked for:
What exactly has Lawrence paid for?
Where are the milestone reports and written policies?
Will audit logs be public? And what’s stopping DHS/ICE from tapping in?
Will residents be allowed (or encouraged) to connect Ring cameras?
Who decides when AI features go live?
Action to pause the platform
Oversight on surveillance tech
Lawrence Times article
https://lawrencekstimes.com/2025/09/10/citycomm-police-work-community-fusus/
City Commission meeting video, Police presentation starts at about the 1:55 mark.
Axon Fusus website