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Council refers automated license-plate readers to Health & Safety after constitutional concerns
Summary
Council voted to refer a proposal on automated license-plate readers (ALPR/Flock cameras) to the Health & Safety committee; one council member said his office views the technology as unconstitutional and suggested a resolution opposing their use.
Health & Safety reported it had discussed police vehicle replacements and other projects and asked council to refer the question of automated license-plate readers (ALPR, also called Flock cameras) to the committee for study. "The automated license plate readers ... or Flock cameras," the Health & Safety chair said, requesting referral to the committee.
Another council member, speaking from the prosecutor's or attorney's office perspective, said he had told a vendor (Flock) that his office considers the devices unconstitutional in light of recent jurisprudence and that the city could consider passing a resolution opposing ALPR deployment. Council voted to refer the ALPR matter to Health & Safety for review.
