Resident asks council for public oversight, audit of ALPR (Flock) system

Alan Sizemore urged the council to add regular oversight and transparency around the city’s automated license‑plate reader (ALPR) subscription with vendor Flock.

Sizemore cited public‑record research showing the police began subscribing to Flock devices in 2022 and said the number of cameras had grown without a public accounting of locations, costs or outcomes. He asked the council to publish camera locations, renewal and sharing agreements, retention rules, who may query plate data, and audited logging of lookups.

“What I’m asking for is modest and practical, not an end of policing,” Sizemore said. He also requested that the council condition any subscription renewal on a published efficacy report, clear privacy limits and a sunset date, and that supervisors approve every plate lookup.

Council did not take immediate action on the request during the meeting; Sizemore said he has an open Tennessee public‑records request and expects to provide further data. He specifically asked that the topic be placed regularly on the council agenda or on a public work session with documented outcomes and costs.