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Public commenters urge transparency after county's Flock surveillance vote, call for county-drafted oversight law

Tompkins County Legislature · April 22, 2026
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Summary

Speakers representing Flock Off Ithaca told the legislature the recent Flock surveillance vote occurred without prior public notice and urged drafting local oversight legislation and wider public engagement; they called the process opaque and damaging to trust in public safety decision-making.

Speakers representing Flock Off Ithaca addressed the legislature during public comment, criticizing a recent vote related to surveillance (the Flock contract) and arguing the agenda change and vote occurred without adequate public notice. Josh Dolan read a statement saying the vote "happened a full…

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