City Of Moundsville Revises Flock Camera Policy
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MOUNDSVILLE -- Moundsville City Council this week unanimously approved changes to the city’s policy regarding use of license plate reader cameras, such as Flock cameras, by the police department.
Moundsville City Manager Rick Healy said Wednesday the Flock Safety ALPR system is being leased to the Moundsville Police Department. The city has four cameras located along W.Va. 2.
He said the information is being “stored and safeguarded by Flock pursuant to their retention guidelines.”
Previously, the city was monitoring the system and its data “on a regular basis.” That has been changed to “the system shall be monitored every 30 days by the systems administrator.” The systems administrator is Moundsville Police Department Sgt. Zach Mucheck.
Regarding possible misuse of the system, the policy now also states, “Any misuse of the system, shall be considered terminable. It is important to note that any misuse will follow the same Civil Service internal investigation procedure.”
The policy change came about after a few residents spoke at a council meeting and expressed concern about the cameras being used in the city. Some people said they wanted the cameras to be removed entirely. Others were concerned the cameras could be used to spy on or stalk people by tracking their movements.
Council decided to discuss the matter further during a committee meeting, which led to the final policy changes.
“When reviewing the policy, these stood out as areas that could be improved internally,” Healy said of final revisions.