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Council approves amended authorization for five‑year Flock Safety ALPR contract after privacy debate; amendment passed 3–2
Summary
After extended questioning about data retention, third-party access and aggregated data, the council approved an amendment requiring the right to terminate the five‑year Flock Safety contract if breached (amendment passed 3–2). Staff will seek vendor acceptance of the amended language or return at a special meeting before year-end.
The Clear Lake City Council on Dec. 7 authorized an amended direction to enter a five‑year contract with Flock Safety for automated license‑plate-reader (ALPR) cameras after an extended debate about privacy, data-retention policy and vendor-contract safeguards.
Police Chief Hobbs briefed the council that the department operates 30 stationary ALPR cameras supplied by Flock and currently pays about $55,480 per year for camera operations and software. Hobbs told the council that the vendor had signaled a substantial cost increase for customers not on a five‑year agreement and that entering a five‑year contract would hold the city’s cost near current levels (the chief cited a small $400 adjustment to the currently billed amount) instead…
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