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Commission approves one-year Flock Safety license-plate-reader agreement; commissioners discuss data ownership
Summary
The Lincoln County Commission approved a one-year agreement with Flock Safety to install six license-plate-reader cameras with a first-year subscription cost of $18,000. Commissioners discussed that Flock will hold image data and access protocols tied to law enforcement queries.
Undersheriff Mikel Ward presented a proposed one-year agreement with Flock Safety to install six license-plate-reader (LPR) cameras at county locations. Mr. Ward said the subscription cost for the first year is $18,000 and the cameras are for investigative support; he clarified the devices do not capture audio and that image data would be held by Flock Safety with law-enforcement-only query protocols and access logs.
Commissioner Samantha J. Serna asked about public-record implications and IPRA; Mr. Ward stated that Flock retains images and that access is subject to law-enforcement query policies. Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the agreement and identified the need for careful policy handling of data access and retention.
