While the Frankfort Board of Commissioners agreed Monday to press pause on the license plate readers when their contract with Flock expires in January, several commissioners sounded conflicted about doing away with the system entirely.
Commissioner Leesa Unger was among those who appeared open to continuing a conversation about the cameras despite lingering concerns.
"I also see how Flock could be valuable, and it has been since we've had it, but just seeing that obviously there aren't the right guardrails in place," she said. "If for some reason Flock comes back into the city budget, I would love to talk about how we could be more transparent about the Flock system... I've also been pretty uncomfortable with the idea of data sharing and how easy that looked like for a while until we had these conversations."
Unger also pointed to Lexington's approach as a potential way forward.
"I know that looking at what Lexington's gone through right now, they're going through an audit process where they've set up an independent audit committee. They also are very transparent about locations," Unger noted.
Yet Lexington residents have continued to raise concerns about the cameras, and Mayor Linda Gorton's opponent, Raquel Carter, has advocated for doing away with the system if elected.
Frankfort currently has 19 Flock cameras.