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City approves Flock Safety license‑plate camera service for six locations
Summary
The Worthington Hills commission voted to contract with Flock Safety for six automatic license‑plate‑reader camera locations and budgeted $18,000 a year for the service; the city will allow LMPD monitored access under the city’s account settings and photos are retained for 30 days.
Worthington Hills’ commission voted Feb. 17 to contract with Flock Safety for a six‑camera service meant to expand automatic license‑plate‑reader coverage in and around the city.
Mayor Stone introduced a remote briefing from Logan Poole, a Flock Safety representative, who told the commission the system captures rear images of vehicles and license plates and that photographic records are retained for 30 days. “So that photo of that license plate will be stored for 30 days,” Poole said, adding that departments with CJIS/CJIS‑equivalent verification can receive alerts for plates placed on custom “hot lists.”
The cameras are planned at six locations the commission identified: two on Westport Road/Northumberland (covering ingress and egress), one on Ludenberg Drive near Coldstream, one on Halifax from Oakhurst, one on Nansemond serving East Bay/Turner, and one on Pazewell covering the entrance near the Trez condominiums. Poole said the service is a subscription model; installation is free and the annual service fee is $18,000 for the six units (about $3,000 per camera).
Mayor Stone and other commissioners emphasized that the city will control account settings and decide what data is shared with Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD). Poole said LMPD can be granted access for real‑time alerts if the department is authorized; that access is subject to the city’s account controls. “You control what data gets shared with them,” Poole said.
Commissioner Maiketh moved to contract with Flock Safety at the six locations; Commissioner Resendiz seconded the motion. The commission conducted a roll‑call vote and the motion carried. Mayor Stone said he would send the paperwork to the vendor the following morning.
The commission budgeted the $18,000 annual service cost for the cameras in the proposed fiscal plan; commissioners noted the service model means the city is paying for ongoing monitoring rather than owning hardware outright. The city also discussed replacement procedures if cameras are vandalized; Poole said Flock will replace vandalized units, and that fees apply only for relocation work requiring a technician to reinstall.
