A question of whether to schedule future talks on controversial technology called automatic license plate readers is on the Scottsdale City Council agenda Tuesday evening.
Scottsdale Mayor Lisa Borowsky wants to schedule a late October discussion on Flock technology, which is used by the police department.
Flock is one of several companies that make automatic license plate readers.
Scottsdale leaders could also opt to have the city manager investigate the tech and report back. Or they could choose to not take up the issue, which has fueled a national conversation on surveillance and the constitutional right to privacy.
Several Valley cities have discontinued using license plate readers and some local law enforcement agencies have self-reported system misuse.
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Scottsdale has 85 license plate readers, the city keeps data for about six months and the program costs about $280,000 a year. -
This fall, Arizona voters will have their say on the issue in the form of Proposition 319. If passed, the measure would ban new photo enforcement systems. Those that are already in place would have to be approved by voters in that city or town to stay up and running. -
Tempe officials are scheduled to hold informational meetings Thursday to review a proposed ordinance that would ban automatic license plate readers. -
The Pinal County sheriff was on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to testify about automatic license plate readers made by the company Flock and others. -
The City Council voted Tuesday night to move up a mayoral request for discussion and potential action.
