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Resident asks whether Flat Rock uses facial‑recognition cameras; mayor directs inquiry to police
Summary
At the city council meeting a resident asked whether Flat Rock has security cameras using facial identification (referred to as 'FLOC') and whether the city incurred any costs; Mayor Beller directed the resident to contact the mayor’s office or the police chief for details.
During the public‑comment period, resident Andrew Kuchel asked whether Flat Rock uses security cameras that employ facial identification (he referred to "FLOC security camera systems"), whether the city has such cameras, and whether the city had incurred costs in relation to them.
Mayor Beller thanked Kuchel for raising the question, noted that public‑comment rules discourage a back‑and‑forth during the comment period, and said he would direct the resident to appropriate staff: "You can either call my office or the police chief, and we should be able to help you out with some of those questions," he said. No further details about camera ownership, capabilities or costs were provided during the meeting.
The matter was left unresolved in the meeting record; the mayor offered a pathway for the resident to obtain follow‑up information from city staff.
