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Council pauses Flock ALPR pilot, reallocates funds and authorizes DVR and evidence system procurement
Summary
After extensive public comment about privacy and data-sharing, Mercer Island's council voted to pause a stationary Flock ALPR pilot and reallocate $15,000 toward new in-car camera equipment; the council also authorized the city manager to procure an in-car DVR system and digital evidence management system and appropriated $85,710 from reserves.
The Mercer Island City Council voted to pause the stationary Flock automated license-plate-reader (ALPR) pilot and to reallocate $15,000 from that pilot toward procurement of in-car digital video recording equipment. Separately, the council authorized the city manager to negotiate and execute a service agreement for a new in-car DVR system and cloud-based digital evidence management system and appropriated $85,710 from the police in-car camera replacement reserve and the technology and equipment fund.
Management analyst Carson Hornsby told the council staff had coordinated with Flock representatives but that new information — including a University of Washington report noting federal access…
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