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Redmond council pauses decision on Flock ALPR camera program, asks for legal briefing on contract options
Summary
After receiving staff updates and audit findings, council asked for a legal review of the paused Flock automated license‑plate reader (ALPR) contract and discussed possible retention limits (staff said 10–12 days may be operationally feasible) and risks of contract termination tied to grant funding.
Redmond’s police chief and councilmembers on Tuesday weighed whether to reinstate, modify or terminate the city’s paused Flock automated license‑plate reader (ALPR) program, and the council directed staff to obtain a legal briefing on contractual options.
Chief Daryl Lowe outlined options to modify the program’s data‑retention schedule and to consider other vendors. “We do have the ability to modify it from the current 30‑day retention that it’s currently set at,” Lowe said, adding that “reducing that timeline operationally to 10 or 12 days is in fact doable and functional for us.” Lowe said the department’s internal and…
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