Jackson council to weigh new Flock surveillance contract

Jackson Town Council is set to decide whether to enter a new one-year Master Services Agreement with Flock Safety for license-plate reader service, after directing staff in January to work on stronger privacy and data-security terms agenda packet. The system covers 28 cameras around town and captures vehicle images, plate data and vehicle characteristics for Jackson Police Department use in investigations, stolen-vehicle recovery and missing-person cases.

Staff makes no recommendation, which leaves Monday's procedural opening unusually clean: approve the agreement as presented, reject it, or send it back for more changes. The contract is priced at about $87,500 a year, would expire June 30, 2027, says the town owns customer data, requires notice of fee changes, caps most Flock liability at the amount paid in the prior 12 months, and requires breach notice to the town within 72 hours. Public comment is listed for the item.