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Milwaukee committee holds Flock camera contract after public testimony and closed-session legal review
Summary
The Finance Committee heard extensive public comment and departmental testimony May 29 on pole‑mounted license‑plate cameras supplied by Flock Group; after a closed‑session review of competitive and legal contract issues the committee voted to hold the substitute resolution to the chair for further counsel review.
The Finance and Personnel Committee on May 29 considered a substitute resolution approving an agreement between the city and Flock Group Inc. to provide pole‑mounted automatic license‑plate reader (ALPR) cameras. Alderman Scott Speicher, sponsor of the substitute resolution, said the committee’s review focuses on a narrow legal question in a contract amendment, while noting broader public concerns about surveillance are more properly addressed in other forums.
Public comment was extensive and split. Amanda Merkway, advocacy director at the ACLU of Wisconsin, told the committee she was concerned about transparency and data‑sharing: “The public deserves to know how it is being surveilled,” she said, and highlighted that records show the city has paid Flock Group for services and that the department’s SOP and contractual terms were not fully visible in open records responses. Merkway also cited reporting that Flock is developing a data…
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