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Residents urge Iowa City to review University Flock camera agreement

Iowa City Council · January 21, 2026
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Summary

Two Iowa City residents told council the 2023 agreement allowing University of Iowa Police Department Flock license-plate readers in city right-of-way lacks transparency and may enable broad data sharing; they urged council to place the agreement on a future agenda and consider terminating it.

During the Jan. 20 community comment period, residents raised privacy and transparency concerns about an agreement that allows the University of Iowa Police Department to operate Flock automatic license-plate readers (ALPRs) on city right-of-way.

Sydney Ullman said she understands the agreement took effect in 2023 and called it indefinite; she said the…

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