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Resident urges board to review sheriff's Flock license-plate camera renewal, cites privacy and legal risk
Summary
A Placer County resident raised privacy and legal concerns about the sheriff's subscription to Flock license-plate cameras and asked the board to agendize review before any renewal; the caller said public-records requests are pending and cited California civil-code provisions allowing private-rights actions.
During the general public-comment period, resident Asif Ali asked the Board of Supervisors to agendize a review of the sheriff's contract for Flock license-plate cameras and to require the sheriff's office to supply data showing how many crimes were solved using the system.
Ali said the board approved a prior two-year subscription (42 cameras) and that residents should see the efficacy data before an $11 million contract renewal if it proceeds later. He warned of legal exposure under California civil code sections he cited and said the state attorney general is pursuing related enforcement elsewhere. Ali said he had pending public-records requests with the sheriff's office and procurement and asked that the sheriff answer the efficacy questions publicly.
County staff acknowledged Brown Act timing limits the board's ability to act on the comment immediately and said the item has been agendized for later discussion; no immediate vote or response from the sheriff was recorded during the public-comment period.
