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2026-424 • Regular AgendaCity of Amarillo (Potter County)
Consider Purchase — Control Technologies Inc. This item considers the purchase of Verkada Camera Systems. This system will add 18 traffic cameras at several intersections throughout the City of Amarillo for the next 10 years. Award to: Control Technologie
Presented in: City of Amarillo City Council - May 12, 2026 on 2026-05-12
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Consider Purchase — Control Technologies Inc. This item considers the purchase of Verkada Camera Systems. This system will add 18 traffic cameras at several intersections throughout the City of Amarillo for the next 10 years. Award to: Control Technologie”
CS
Cole Stanley
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
TR
Tim Reid
Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
DT
Don Tipps
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
DP
David Prescott
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
LS
Les Simpson
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Consider Purchase — Control Technologies Inc. This item considers the purchase of Verkada Camera Systems. This system will add 18 traffic cameras at several intersections throughout the City of Amarillo for the next 10 years. Award to: Control Technologie
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.3/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.