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Resident urges council to review automated license‑plate readers, calls out privacy and sensitive‑site concerns
Summary
On April 7 a Shelton resident, Matthew Hilton, told the council he was concerned about automated license‑plate readers (Flock, Motorola, Axon) near sensitive sites and urged the city not to renew vendor contracts and to review the use of mobile readers; he cited SB 6002 and examples from other cities.
Matthew Hilton, speaking remotely during general public comment, urged the Shelton City Council to review contracts and policies for automated license‑plate readers operated by private vendors (he named Flock, Motorola and Axon) and raised three concerns: placement of fixed cameras adjacent to sensitive sites (schools, places of worship, courts and reproductive‑health clinics), use of mobile license‑plate readers on police vehicles or trailers, and the private control and sharing of surveillance data.
Hilton said the city should confirm whether any existing deployed cameras violate restrictions he associated with "SB 6002" and asked whether Shelton Police use mobile readers; he urged the council to disable any mobile mobile readers if they are in use and recommended the council consider not renewing contracts when they come up this summer.
Council members did not take action on the comment at the meeting; staff follow‑up was not recorded in the transcript. The council may choose to have staff briefings or a policy review on public‑safety camera use and data‑sharing with private vendors and federal agencies, as requested by the speaker.
