The Urban County Council voted in favor of the contract extension Thursday. At the same time, the mayor is asking for 25 more cameras in her new proposed spending plan.
Police have been adamant that the system – which runs plates against a database of plates connected to reported criminal activity – has yielded only positives for the community by helping track down 269 stolen vehicles and 22 missing people, among other benefits, but not everyone is sold.
One speaker during public comment raised concerns about factors outside of local law enforcement.
"This is a private company that can change their privacy policies, and we need to make sure that they are accountable to the privacy rights of our local citizens," she said.
Some have called for an external audit of the camera system. Councilman James Brown, a supporter of the cameras, encouraged skeptical colleagues to meet with police before making that call, but left open the possibility of an outside report.
"If councilmembers take a look at our department is doing and feel that that's needed, I think that's a conversation we can have," Brown said. "Right now from what I see, I don't necessarily know if that's the next step that we need to take right at this moment."
The extension comes as Louisville and Elizabethtown are also expanding their FLOCK camera programs.
