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Mountlake Terrace residents press council on Flock camera contract, urge stronger disclosure safeguards
Summary
Multiple residents told the Mountlake Terrace City Council they are concerned about data-sharing and the memorandum of understanding tied to the Flock public-safety camera contract; city manager said the contract has already been executed following a 5–2 authorization and staff will share MOU language with council.
Several Mountlake Terrace residents urged the City Council to delay or rework terms of the city’s recently authorized contract with Flock, a commercial networked camera provider, citing data‑sharing and disclosure concerns.
The public comment came during the council’s general public-comment period, where residents asked the council to either pause signing or tighten the contract’s disclosure and memorandum-of-understanding (MOU) language before the city relies on the system.
Resident Sarah Duncan Clark said she trusts the police but left last week’s meeting “unheard, unsettled, frustrated,” and asked the council to “take a very careful look at the contract” before the city proceeds, citing uncertainty about how footage disclosure and MOUs could allow unintended recipients to get community footage.
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