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Ithaca council directs staff to pursue termination of Flock surveillance contract; vote unanimous after amendment to protect grant-funded programs
Summary
Citing privacy and civil-liberties concerns and unclear data-sharing guarantees, Ithaca's council voted unanimously to direct the acting city manager and city attorney to pursue legal steps to terminate the city's contract with Flock, while instructing staff to coordinate with Tompkins County and GIV partners to preserve grant-funded programs.
After extended public comment and council questioning, the Ithaca Common Council voted unanimously to direct the acting city manager to work with the city attorney to "take all legally available steps to terminate the contract at the earliest possible opportunity" with the security vendor Flock, provided termination is carried out in a manner that preserves obligations tied to gun-involved-violence (GIV) funding and intermunicipal agreements.
A councilmember who brought the measure said the change would allow the city to end its relationship with Flock while protecting other grant-funded…
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