Commission renews, consolidates Flock Safety camera contract after police cite case successes
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Summary
The commission approved a two-year consolidated contract with Flock Safety for automated license-plate recognition; police reported 32 recovered stolen vehicles, 60 arrests and nearly $600,000 in recovered property since using the system locally and described access and audit controls.
The commission voted to consolidate and renew its Flock Safety agreements, combining the initial and subsequent contracts into a single two-year term with a reduced first-year payment after credits. Police staff presented results from the system’s local use: since February 2024 the department attributed 32 recovered stolen vehicles, 60 arrests, nine firearms recovered and just under $600,000 in recovered stolen property to investigations assisted by the system.
Presenters said the system indexes license-plate images and allows searches by tag or vehicle description; agencies on the Flock network may grant or deny access to their camera feeds. Police emphasized internal controls: only sworn personnel, dispatchers and authorized analysts can access the system, and searches require a case number and valid law-enforcement reason; staff said routine audits are run to check for inappropriate use.
Commissioners asked about privacy, chain-of-custody and whether Flock software records individuals. Police responded that the platform captures vehicle images and plate data, does not track individual faces or speeds, and does not issue citations automatically. Commissioners approved the consolidation and funding as presented; staff said the expense would be paid from the public-safety sales tax.
