Summary
After confusion with the county, council confirmed the Flock camera contract has been terminated, the cameras are not in use, and the county and Flock will remove them.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 12
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 8, 2026.
Impact analysis
The city has not paid for the cameras since the contract lapsed.
Residents concerned about data privacy, like Zaid Zawahri, whose concerns were on the agenda.
Privacy-minded residents worry about how long their everyday movements are retained.
Mentions & discussions (11)
City Council - Sep 8, 2026
After confusion with the county, council confirmed the Flock camera contract has been terminated, the cameras are not in use, and the county and Flock will remove them.
City Council - Aug 25, 2026
A resident thanked council for rejecting the Flock camera contract but warned the rejection may have been for the wrong reasons. He urged council to weigh civil liberties and demand data on effectiveness before adopting any citizen-monitoring technology.
City Council - Aug 11, 2026
Council rejected the two-year, $84,000 contract amendment adding 14 Flock license plate cameras. Opponents said the county controls the contract, rejected city suggestions, and Flock's new data terms weaken privacy protections; supporters valued the sheriff's crime-fighting tool.
Committee Meetings - Aug 11, 2026
The city would reimburse the county about $42,000 a year for license-plate cameras it doesn't own or contract for directly. Council split over privacy, data retention, and having no opt-out if Flock is sold. A full council vote comes at the regular meeting.
Committee Meetings - Jul 28, 2026
The city pays Summit County $84,000 over two years to operate Flock cameras. A resident and Council Member DeVitis pushed for stricter data retention limits and city exit rights if Flock is sold; the county rejected most of those asks. The contract returns next meeting in final form.
City Council - Jul 28, 2026
The city would reimburse Summit County $84,000 over two years for about 14 license-plate-reader cameras. Council wants an exit clause if Flock is sold; the county refused. Privacy concerns were discussed; a final vote is expected August 11.
City Council - Jun 23, 2026
Council is holding off on adding Flock safety cameras to the Summit County Sheriff policing contract while the county negotiates changes council requested through the law director.
Committee Meetings - Jun 23, 2026
Council wants to renew the Flock camera deal with the sheriff ($82K over two years) but is pressing Flock on privacy safeguards and contract language first.
Committee Meetings - Jun 9, 2026
Green pays about $82,000 for two more years of Flock license-plate cameras used by the Summit County Sheriff. A resident and several council members raised privacy, Fourth Amendment, and data-sharing concerns, and asked for contract protections before the vote.
City Council - Jun 9, 2026
The amended sheriff contract would continue Flock automated license plate readers at $41,000 a year, but councilmembers raised privacy and data-sharing concerns after a two-hour debate. The item stayed on second reading while council hopes the county will tighten retention and sharing terms.
City Council - May 26, 2026
A new three-year policing contract with the Summit County Sheriff (fiscal 2026-2028) would add Flock Safety Cameras to city services. It's headed to the Public Safety Committee.
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