Police outlined license-plate reader (LPR) use and legal background, citing several cases where LPRs aided investigations; council debated privacy and constitutionality, asked for policy transparency, and did not vote to terminate or otherwise end the program.

Councilman Walker challenged staff to explain why the Fort Walton Beach police staffing and costs were higher than a neighboring contract arrangement, prompting a detailed response from the police chief and a wider discussion about service levels, subsidies and potential bids for contract policing.