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Resident urges Hiram to end Flock Safety camera contract, warns of expanding surveillance
Summary
A resident, Alec Miller, urged the council to end or refuse to renew the city's contract with Flock Safety license-plate cameras, saying the devices create searchable records and contribute to a growing surveillance network affecting children and everyday travel.
Alec Miller introduced himself as a Paulding County resident and asked the city to consider ending or refusing to renew its contract with Flock Safety, a company that sells license-plate-reading cameras. "I'm asking the city of Hiram to consider ending its contract with Flock Safety or, at a minimum, refuse to renew it," Miller said, arguing that license-plate readers capture more than plates and create searchable records of who travels where.
Miller framed the issue as a privacy concern for children and residents, saying the county’s dedicated school police department and other deployments have expanded camera coverage. "These so called license plate readers capture far more than just license plates, and they end up creating searchable records of individuals, where they traveled," he said. No city official provided a substantive response during the public comment; the remarks were recorded for council awareness and could prompt future council review of the contract.
