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Commerce City council approves five‑year Flock Safety expansion after hours of debate and public comment
Summary
Commerce City Council voted to approve a five‑year contract with Flock Safety to expand license‑plate readers, drones and related equipment after a vendor presentation, extended council Q&A and extensive public testimony urging stronger privacy protections. A companion budget amendment recognizing $608,900 for the project also passed.
The Commerce City Council on April 6 approved a five‑year agreement with Flock Safety to lease license‑plate recognition cameras, drones and other equipment, following a lengthy meeting that included a vendor presentation, detailed council questions and more than a dozen public commentators urging caution or stronger safeguards.
Trevor Chandler, senior director for public affairs at Flock Safety, told the council the city "owns 100% of the data" under the company’s revised terms and that raw images are deleted by default after 30 days. Chandler said Flock provides audit logs, user IDs and filters that jurisdictions can opt into to block certain search categories such as reproductive‑health or immigration related queries.
Public commenters were divided but vocal. Resident and cybersecurity professional Trevor Stein urged the…
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