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Commissioners approve renewal payment for license-plate camera service amid brief privacy questions
Summary
The board approved a $23,100 invoice to renew the county's ProVision (license-plate/'flock') camera service for law enforcement. Commissioners asked whether the system automatically notifies other counties and raised privacy concerns; staff said the system searches license plates and triggers internal alerts but offered to get more detail from the sheriff.
Stephens County commissioners approved payment for an annual renewal of the county's license-plate-reader service — described in the packet as a $23,100 invoice from ProVision that covers the sheriff's use of the system.
During discussion, a commissioner raised privacy concerns and asked whether the system "automatically notify[s] other counties." Staff said they did not know the exact sharing specifications and offered to get more information from the sheriff's office. Another commissioner defended the system, saying it "makes our community safer" and noting it had helped place suspects behind bars.
The board approved moving a small amount from capital contingency elsewhere on the agenda to cover budget items and carried the invoice payments by voice vote. Staff emphasized they budgeted the ProVision payment in the sheriff's account and identified it as an annual renewal.
