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Council delays decision on license-plate reader program after privacy and budget concerns
Summary
Council pulled an item to lease Flock license-plate readers and asked staff to return with answers about privacy, data sharing, costs and budget impact; council approved returning the item for discussion Feb. 25 or March 11.
The Brentwood City Council on Feb. 11 paused consideration of a proposed license-plate reader program after members raised privacy, budget and outside-access concerns, and directed staff to return with answers at an expedited date.
“Once we get council direction on what parameters and questions you have outstanding, we can determine how long it’s going to take to come back,” City Manager Tim Ogden said during the discussion. Council approved a motion to bring the item back for further review on Feb. 25 or, if more time is needed, the March 11 meeting.
The police department’s proposal would replace an aging Vigilant system with a Flock lease and add stationary perimeter cameras to capture license-plate reads at exits from the city. The package discussed that night totaled about $240,000 over two years (roughly $120,000 per year), funded from the general fund, according to staff. The…
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