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Cassagrant council approves limited police access to elementary‑school cameras after heated privacy debate
Summary
The Cassagrant City Council voted unanimously to approve an intergovernmental agreement giving police limited, incident‑based access to elementary school monitoring systems via Flock gateways, despite sustained public concern about vendor access, data privacy and contract language. Council and staff emphasized audit trails and a policy requiring case numbers and officer identities for searches.
The Cassagrant City Council on May 4 approved Resolution 5909 authorizing an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the Kasa Grande Elementary School District that gives authorized city police personnel limited, incident‑based access to district campus monitoring cameras integrated through Flock gateways.
Chief McCrory, introducing the item, said the IGA "formalizes our operational and legal boundaries and limits access to authorized PD personnel for legitimate public safety purposes," and stressed that searches will require a case number and recording of the officer's name. He told council the district and its leadership had already approved the connection and that the agreement is intended to provide…
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