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Resident raises privacy, oversight and procurement questions about city’s Flock cameras; council defends use for investigations
Summary
A resident told the council he found Flock Safety cameras around his neighborhood and that the half‑million-dollar contract was approved on a consent agenda with little public discussion. Council members said police use is limited to license-plate matching, retention follows state law and safeguards and audits are under review.
A West Des Moines resident urged the city council on March 23 to reopen public discussion about its contract with Flock Safety, saying he discovered automated license‑plate reader cameras near his home and that the contract — roughly a half‑million dollars — had been approved as a consent‑agenda item with no public deliberation.
"This is surveillance infrastructure," the resident said, noting a public‑records review that showed hundreds of thousands of license‑plate 'hits' and asking…
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