Sierra Vista, AZ Flock Contract

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Sierra Vista City Council directed staff to end the city's Flock Safety contract at its meeting of February 24, 2026, reaching the decision by consensus rather than a numeric vote. The contract required 30 days notice and terminated April 2, 2026. The city had 16 Flock license plate reader cameras, installed in early 2024 under an Arizona Department of Public Safety border security grant. A Flock representative told the council data is automatically deleted after 30 days. City Manager Charles Potucek recommended pulling back on the contract extension, and council concerns centered on Flock owning rights to captured photos and potentially selling data, with Vice Mayor Carolyn Flowers supporting a scale-back, Councilmember Brian Miers wanting alternatives explored and Councilmember Mark Rodriguez raising data security while participating remotely. The cameras remained physically in place after termination until Flock removed them, and were not operational. The city maintains a Flock transparency portal page that publishes retention timelines, camera counts, vehicle detections, hot list alerts and searches over the past 30 days. KGUN 9 dates the council direction February 24, 2026 and the Sierra Vista Herald/Review dates the debate February 25, 2026.