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Woodside council accepts ALPR reports, orders tighter oversight and an audit search
Summary
After a contentious public hearing, Woodside Town Council accepted quarterly and annual automated license‑plate reader (ALPR) reports, directed the sheriff to report directly to council, and asked staff to explore independent audit options amid calls from residents to pause the Flock Safety program.
The Woodside Town Council voted Feb. 10 to accept its quarterly and annual reports on automated license‑plate readers while ordering changes to oversight and an exploration of independent audit options.
Town Manager Jason Ledbetter summarized the town’s audit materials and the sheriff’s annual figures, saying the county report showed “roughly 5,027 hot list alerts,” including thousands of stolen‑plate hits and dozens of felony vehicle matches. Ledbetter said the town’s quarterly manager audit examined 10 randomly selected searches and concluded that the Woodside deployment was compliant with the town’s policy, which limits access and retention.
Assistant Sheriff Mark Myers and…
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