Supervisors agree to bring Flock license‑plate camera concerns back for public discussion

The Del Norte County Board of Supervisors agreed to place the county’s license‑plate camera agreement with Flock back on a future agenda after residents and at least one supervisor said more public discussion is needed.

Vice Director said the county approved an agreement with Flock in May 2025 but that “a lot of information wasn't yet available” at the time and that new material has since surfaced. The Vice Director asked the board for consensus to agendize a presentation by the sheriff and a community discussion, noting that residents had contacted the county with concerns. The Chair asked if anyone opposed; none did, and the board consented to return the matter for further consideration.

A member of the public criticized the use of consent calendars for items that draw public interest and singled out the license‑plate cameras for scrutiny, saying the technology has produced abuses elsewhere and that the public record lacked sufficient detail when the county first approved the program: “We find that, they're not generally, considered a benefit to some communities because they've had a number of abuses occur by use of the information provided by the cameras,” the commenter said.

Board members framed the forthcoming agenda item as an opportunity for transparency and a chance for the sheriff to explain how cameras would be used locally. No formal change to the existing agreement was made at the meeting; the directive was procedural: staff were to return with an agenda item for public input and a sheriff presentation.