August 25, 2026Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedCouncil directs the City Manager to end the City's contract with Flock for 11 plate readers.
The resolution tells the City Manager to end the City's contract with Flock Safety now and ask Flock to remove its hardware. While the City reviews its use, it may not buy, lease or turn on any Flock tools. The City has 11 Flock plate readers.
Watch this item, at 1:57:34(time from the video's captions)- Passed. Voted no: S. Antanette Mosley, Sheneika Smith.
What this changes: City staff may no longer search or share data from the City's Flock plate readers.
Still pending: The City Manager must look at how the City uses Flock and report back to Council. The report should cover rules for the data and who gets it. It should also cover an outside civil liberties reviewer, and whether to use Flock again.
Official title: Council adopted Resolution No. 26-180: Resolution calling for the City of Asheville’s Manager to terminate the City’s contract with Flock
Carried 5–2
From the minutes: The motion made by Councilwoman Roney and seconded by Councilwoman Turner carried on a 5-2 vote, with Vice-Mayor Mosley and Councilwoman Smith voting “no.”
Read the motion as recorded
“Resolution Number 26-180 - Resolution calling for the City of Asheville’s Manager to terminate the City’s contract with Flock”
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