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Officials say GIVE grant paid for Flock cameras; sheriff and prosecutor outline access, privacy safeguards
Summary
A public commenter asked the Tompkins County Public Safety Committee on June 24 to clarify how Flock gunshot detectors and license-plate cameras are being funded and used; county officials said the devices were paid for with GIVE grant funds and outlined current access and policy controls.
A public commenter asked the Tompkins County Public Safety Committee on June 24 to clarify how the Flock network of gunshot detectors and license-plate-reading cameras relates to the county's GIVE (Gun Involved Violence Elimination) grant and how the system is being paid for.
The sheriff told the committee the GIVE program arrived in Tompkins County three years ago in response to a spike in shootings. "All the Flock devices were paid for using grant funding, through the GIVE program," the sheriff said, adding that the city and county both have access to the Flock system.
The sheriff said the county requested $125,000 of the current grant cycle to maintain the devices covered by the county contract and that the grant award overall is "in excess of $300,000"; the sheriff also said the grant included…
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