What happened: Boynton Beach city leaders are moving toward ending the city’s agreements with Flock Safety, but the police department’s license plate-reading cameras will remain active for now as officials explore alternatives.
Background: City commissioners reached a consensus Tuesday to begin the process of not renewing the city’s Flock Safety agreements, directing staff to contact the company and explore whether some cameras can be reduced or temporarily paused before the contracts expire. The city’s police department currently has 38 Flock cameras deployed to scan license plates.
The main agreement and most camera contracts are set to expire in November 2027. Commissioners previously voted unanimously in September to discontinue the city’s $60,000 agreement with Flock Safety.
Tuesday’s discussion focused on how to phase out the technology without disrupting police investigations and the department’s real-time crime center. Commissioner Aimee Kelley said she would prefer to end the program immediately but acknowledged the potential impact on police operations.
“If I felt like we could do it and still provide the service that we provide, and still be able to run a real-time crime center that’s become vital to our police department, I would kll it tonight, but I know that that’s not reasonable,” Kelley said. Police officials said transitioning to a different automated license plate reader system would require time for procurement, planning and installation.
The department’s first Flock implementation took 302 days to become fully operational, according to information presented during the meeting.
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