The City Club of Cleveland on Friday hosted a timely debate that featured a cybersecurity expert and a spokesperson for Flock Safety in a conversation as tense as it was informative.
This week, Cleveland City Council members will hold a final vote on whether or not the city’s contract with Flock for 100 license plate readers should be renewed for six months.
Last Tuesday, in a marathon meeting, Council’s Safety Committee voted 5-2 to move a potential renewal of the city’s contract with Flock forward. It came after four hours of public comment and council back-and-forths with Public Safety officials, Cleveland police and Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley, who presented a dozen recent criminal cases as evidence that it was a vital investigative tool…