TROY — Protesters gathered outside of Troy City Hall on Friday to rally against the city’s use of Flock cameras.
The protest came two days after Mayor Carmella Mantello declared a state of emergency, allowing her to direct city funds to continue paying Flock Safety for use of its automated license plate readers despite opposition from the City Council.
Mantello’s declaration was made only hours after council President Sue Steele announced that the all-Democratic council had directed city Auditor Jeff Nesich not to pay the Atlanta-based vendor…