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Flock License Plate Reader Contract

At a glance

  • What: resident calls to end the city's Flock license plate reader contract after reports of use for immigration searches.
  • Where it stands: speakers on 2026-10-07 asked for an independent investigation and contract cancellation; the commission took no action that night.
  • Next: investigation contract and any commission action; see Independent Accountability Auditor Reports.

Sources

Log

2026-09-16 - City Commission

  • The second revised appropriation added $70,000 for the Flock camera audit and investigations, bringing total audit funding to $100,000 with the $30,000 added earlier.

2026-09-23 - City Commission

  • During public comment a speaker urged canceling the contract, removing the cameras and investigating the delay between discovery of the misuse (October 2025) and its report (May 2026). No commission response that night.

2026-10-07 - City Commission

  • A speaker urged hiring an investigative firm, canceling the contract and removing the cameras. No commission response that night.