Hansen opposes Flock cameras in Flagstaff
Patty HansenCandidate for Flagstaff City Council
Patty Hansen said she opposes the use of Flock cameras in Flagstaff and was pleased that the City Council canceled the contract in December 2025 after residents spoke out.
“Flock cameras are automated license plate readers and vehicle surveillance technology. I oppose their use in Flagstaff. When the City entered into a contract with Flock in June 2024, the residents were not given an opportunity to weigh in on their use. I was pleased with the City Council’s December 2025 decision to cancel the contract after residents spoke out.”
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Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
Networked automated license-plate readers record passing vehicles and let agencies search or share travel records across locations. Candidates and officials disagree over whether to prohibit these networks, keep them with legal limits, or defend their use for investigations. This tracker records attributable positions on that choice, including proposals that would affect only public funding or data access.
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Arizona Daily Sun feature in its 2026 candidate question series, printing the written answers of Flagstaff City Council and mayoral candidates to a question about Flock cameras. The paper says the answers were limited to 150 words and printed unedited unless a candidate went over that limit.
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The Arizona Daily Sun asked the Flagstaff City Council and mayoral candidates on the November ballot where they stood on Flock cameras and their potential use in Flagstaff. The paper printed their written answers, limited to 150 words and unedited unless a candidate exceeded that limit.
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Hansen went on to write that residents should not have their movements tracked and stored in a searchable database when they are not suspected of a crime. She said she would ensure residents can weigh in on the use of any surveillance technology.
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The reference point is whether networked license-plate reader systems such as Flock should exist and be used. Hansen wrote that she opposes their use in Flagstaff and welcomed the council's decision to cancel the city's Flock contract. That is a rejection of the system in the city, so Condemned fits.
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