About CCAP

What CCAP is

The Chattanooga Civic Accountability Project (CCAP) is a nonpartisan civic watchdog project covering government accountability across the Greater Chattanooga Area.

Mission

Mission Statement

CCAP exists to make government across the Greater Chattanooga Area accountable to the public record. Every claim is backed by a document, and every official is held to the same standard regardless of party.

That describes who CCAP serves. The work verified so far is narrower: public records from Hamilton County, Tennessee, home to Chattanooga, as described on the DeFlock Chattanooga page. This page won't claim more ground than the records cover.

What CCAP is not

CCAP is informal and has no legal entity. It is not a registered nonprofit, does not have a board, and donations to it are not tax-deductible. If you're looking to support the underlying petition effort, that runs through Change.org, not CCAP directly.

We're keeping that distinction clear on purpose. Overstating our own standing would undercut the same evidence-first standard we're asking public officials to meet.

Editorial Standards

Every factual claim on this site is backed by a public record, a written agency confirmation, or an on-the-record statement. CCAP does not publish unverified tips, rumors, or anonymous claims as fact. If a lead can't be confirmed by a record yet, it guides the next records request instead of appearing on the site. When new records change what's known, the page is corrected and the change is noted.

Corrections Policy

How Corrections Work

When something on this site turns out to be wrong, CCAP corrects it visibly rather than editing it away quietly. The affected page gets a dated note describing what changed and why. If you believe something here is inaccurate, use the contact form and choose “A correction.”

What CCAP covers right now

CCAP's first campaign is DeFlock Chattanooga, which uses public records requests to document surveillance technology in Hamilton County, Tennessee, regardless of vendor: automated license-plate readers, AI-powered cameras, real-time crime centers, and similar systems, and calls for their removal. Its first published records focus on license-plate readers.

What CCAP hopes to cover eventually

Broader government accountability work, such as open meetings compliance, budget and contract transparency, and ethics, is the long-term goal. None of it is active yet.

Funding & Independence

CCAP is entirely self-funded right now. Every cost is paid out of pocket by the founder. CCAP does not accept funding from any political party, campaign, or elected official. If such funding is ever offered, it will be declined. If it's ever received in error, it will be returned as soon as possible, along with a public statement describing the attempt and the return.

CCAP may explore accepting public donations in the future, to help pay for records requests and related costs, but nothing is decided yet. It depends on first confirming what charitable-solicitation law in Tennessee and Georgia would require of an informal, unincorporated project like this, and that research hasn't been done.

Who's behind it

CCAP was founded by Bradley Madaris. The scope stays narrow on purpose, so each project gets done carefully. If CCAP's structure changes, this page will say so.