Stephanie Moon Reynolds is a former Roanoke city clerk and former member of Roanoke City Council. She worked for the City of Roanoke for 42 years, became the city's first African American city clerk, retired in 2019, and is an independent candidate for Roanoke City Council in 2026.
Case
Networked automated license-plate cameras can assemble searchable records of vehicle movements. Candidates and officials disagree over whether to ban the systems, keep them with limits, or defend them as investigative tools. This tracker separates outright bans from narrower restrictions.
Role at the time: Former Roanoke City Council member and independent candidate for Roanoke City Council
Statement summary
Moon Reynolds said the devices were placed without proper City Council approval and that she does not support surveillance technology that infringes on privacy without clear oversight, transparency and accountability.
“Public safety is important, but so is the public’s trust. I am very concerned that these devices were placed without proper City Council approval—that alone is unacceptable. I do not support the use or expansion of surveillance technology that infringe on citizens’ privacy without clear oversight, transparency, and accountability. We can protect our community without compromising the rights of the people who live here.”
The reference point is whether networked license-plate reader systems such as Flock should exist and be used. Moon Reynolds objects to how the devices were placed and opposes surveillance technology that infringes on privacy without clear oversight, transparency and accountability. Her opposition depends on those missing safeguards, so Mixed or conditional fits better than Condemned.
Statement dates: June 26, 2026
Statement dates: June 26, 2026
Statement dates: June 26, 2026
