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Council approves two-year contract for license-plate cameras after privacy questions
Summary
The Snohomish County Council approved a two-year, $87,150.70 contract with Flock Group Inc. to deploy license-plate reading cameras. Council members asked about privacy safeguards; a vendor representative said data are controlled by the county and retained 30 days unless pulled for an investigation.
Snohomish County Council on Jan. 22 approved a two-year services agreement with Flock Group Incorporated to implement license-plate reading cameras, with a not-to-exceed price of $87,150.70.
The motion (25-007) was introduced by staff and moved and seconded during the meeting; the council approved the contract by voice vote with a tally of four yes, zero no. A staff report said the two-year term begins upon hardware installation.
The item generated questions from council about privacy and data handling after staff…
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