Presenter urges council to end Flock camera contracts, cites concerns over privacy

In his address the Presenter called on the council to act quickly on surveillance-camera policy, repeating that funding for the city's Flock cameras will not be included in the administration's October 5 budget. "Serious concerns have been raised by residents of this city, by more than two dozen Wisconsin law enforcement agencies that have already terminated their flock contracts and by a growing number of jurisdictions across the country," the Presenter said, and asked the council to "stand with the community."

The Presenter said the police should be given time to close pending investigations but argued that continued funding weakens community trust. The remarks were part of a broader public-safety section that also noted reported declines in homicides and credited city efforts to interrupt causes of violence through prevention and cadet programs.