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Okaloosa County commissioners press for audits and disclosure after presentation on license‑plate readers
Summary
County staff briefed the board on multiple uses of license‑plate readers (tolling, school‑zone enforcement and investigative queries) and said the sheriff's office contracts with a vendor (Flock Safety) and controls the data; commissioners and members of the public raised privacy, access and audit concerns and asked staff to follow up with potential audit provisions and clearer signage.
Okaloosa County staff provided an informational briefing on license‑plate reader (LPR) technology on Jan. 6, outlining several forms the cameras serve — toll collection, red‑light/speed enforcement in some municipal school zones, and investigative 'query' cameras used by law enforcement. The presenter described the sheriff’s office contract with a company identified in the briefing as Flock Safety and said the sheriff’s office is the contract owner and data custodian, with the vendor hosting footage and reads in a cloud‑based system.
Jason Autry (presenter) explained that a recent count showed 28 active cameras on 26 county roadways after the removal of one unit, and described LPRs as a…
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