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Eureka council tables plan for Flock Safety license-plate readers after privacy and contract concerns
Summary
After an extended presentation and public comment, Eureka City Council voted unanimously to table authorization for Flock Safety automated license-plate readers and directed staff to seek review by oversight bodies and to return with clarifications on contract language, data access, retention and third-party cloud storage.
Eureka—s City Council on Tuesday paused plans to install Flock Safety automated license-plate readers, directing staff to seek additional review and to return with a finalized contract and policy language.
Chief of Police Stevens introduced the proposal as a crime-fighting and deterrent tool that would give investigators faster leads, help recover stolen vehicles and assist in serious investigations. "This technology truly has the capability to be a force multiplier for EPD," Stevens said, describing cases in which similar systems aided local arrests and recoveries.
Jonathan Paz, community-affairs manager for Flock Safety, described the product as a camera and…
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