Council moves to block funding for additional Flock/Block license‑plate cameras amid contract concerns

Multiple speakers raised legal and process concerns about a contract with a license‑plate reader vendor (referred to in testimony as "Flock" or "Block"). A resident who reviewed the contract said it was signed Dec. 18, 2025 by a police department administrative lieutenant, and not by the mayor; that led to questions about whether an executive order delegated signature authority and whether the contract complied with KRS requirements on delegation.

Council discussed civil‑liberties and transparency concerns about the platform and debated whether to fund additional cameras in the police professional‑services line. Council voted to direct the mayor/administration to withhold appropriation of the $18,000 line for additional Flock cameras (motion and second recorded in the meeting). Staff said the platform has been shut down and users disabled while the city pursues contract and appropriation remedies.