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City manager orders Flock cameras removed, data returned and deleted after contract termination; public presses for policy changes
Summary
City Manager Sarah Madari said the city terminated its contract with Flock and is demanding removal of ALPR cameras by Dec. 12, 2025, return of city/customer/anonymized data by Dec. 12 and deletion of city data copies by Dec. 17; public commenters pressed for guarantees about deletion, answers on potential data access by federal agencies, and a city ALPR policy to prevent future installations.
City Manager Sarah Madari announced during the Dec. 8 meeting that the City of Eugene has terminated its contract with Flock (the automated license plate reader vendor) and is seeking immediate removal of the cameras and related hardware.
Madari read the termination notice aloud and laid out specific deadlines: remove cameras and hardware no later than Dec. 12, 2025; cooperate with city staff to return city data, customer-generated data and anonymized data no later than Dec. 12, 2025; and, after returning city data, delete any remaining copies of city data and anonymized data…
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