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Cuba officials detail Flock cameras, levy funds and insurance guidance on contract options
Summary
Officials said Cuba has three Flock license-plate cameras (city pays for two) with upkeep costing about $3,000 per camera; staff noted $12,126 in 2024 tax-levy funds covered police services and a forwarded insurance assessment said ending the contract likely would not immediately affect insurance rates.
City officials told the Police Committee that Cuba uses three Flock cameras—two funded by the city and one by the county—and that upkeep for each camera runs about $3,000 per year, leaving an annual cost to the city of roughly $6,000. Officials described Flock cameras as "an infrastructure-free license plate reader camera that can also capture vehicle attributes," and said the devices have been useful in missing-person and stolen-vehicle investigations.
Officials also reported that the 2024 tax levy contributed $12,126 toward contractual police services and warned that similar future levy funds may not be available if the city ceases to contract for county-provided policing or establishes its own force. Regarding insurance, staff said they had forwarded an inquiry to Kiesewetter Insurance Agency; the forwarded response stated, "We don’t anticipate any immediate impact on Cuba’s insurance rates if they terminate the contract with Fulton County." The agency added that an actual rate impact would depend on whether changes provoke a measurable increase in claims such as vandalism or theft.
Committee members said the camera and levy details were part of evaluating the overall cost-benefit of continuing the contract versus other policing options.
