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Saginaw Council OKs five-year Flock surveillance contract amid privacy and access questions; Birch Park license-plate reader amendment also approved
Summary
City council approved a $152,950 purchase and five-year payment plan for a Flock Safety intersection surveillance system and accepted an amendment allowing Birch Park to install license-plate readers after debate over data retention, FOIA access to contracts and civil-liberty concerns.
Saginaw city council approved a five-year purchase and service arrangement with Flock Group Inc. for intersection surveillance equipment and accepted a third amendment allowing Birch Park Preservation to install license-plate readers, after extended debate over contract access, data retention and privacy.
The council voted 8-1 on the Flock purchase, with Councilwoman Carly Rose Hammond the lone no vote. The purchase total listed in the agenda was $152,950, with installment payments of $35,350 planned for fiscal 2025 and anticipated annual payments of $29,400 for fiscal years 2026 through 2029.
The Flock items and the Birch Park amendment were discussed together in public session, during which council members requested copies of contracts and questioned where retained camera and license-plate data would be stored, who could access it and how long it would be kept. Council members also noted an ongoing federal…
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