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Council hears update on stop‑sign camera RFP; privacy and vendor oversight raised
Summary
Staff reported three proposals for RFP 2025001 for a solar-powered stop‑sign camera enforcement system intended to be cost-neutral under a revenue‑sharing model; staff said county approval of locations will take about eight weeks and council members urged a robust vendor review and public education on privacy and data-sharing.
Town staff updated the mayor and council on the status of RFP 2025001, the solicitation for a solar‑powered automated stop‑sign camera enforcement system.
Neman Hader told council the RFP was released on Dec. 22, 2025; a pre‑proposal meeting was held Dec. 29; three proposals were received and are under review for responsiveness, experience and compliance. Staff said the program is structured to be cost neutral for the town using a revenue‑sharing model and that the selected vendor will work with the town’s public-safety staff to identify locations. Approval from the county for the list of locations is required and staff estimated that approval would take roughly eight weeks; once approved, vendor mobilization and installation could follow within weeks.
Several council members sought clarity about oversight and privacy. Council Member Smith urged that the council review the vendor recommendation before staff execute any contract, citing documented concerns about some vendors’ data‑sharing and privacy practices: "There are lots of bad actors in this space that have very poor data privacy policies, share license plate reader data with federal, immigration enforcement," Smith said, adding that the final recommendation should return to council for approval.
Staff answered that the evaluation will return to council for recommendation and that vendors were asked to describe public outreach and education strategies. Staff also said they will submit a packet of stop‑sign locations to the county for broad approval to avoid repetitive county reviews if locations need to change later.
