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City of Oshkosh, WI rescinds Flock camera contract renewal after company rep makes false statements to City Council
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Analysis Summary
Oshkosh City Council voted unanimously to rescind a Flock Safety camera contract less than 24 hours after approving it, after police discovered the company made false statements about the system's capabilities during the council meeting. The core dispute is whether Flock reps falsely claimed the system cannot create heat maps — Flock argues they were answering a different question about tracking individuals, not denying the heat map feature exists. The reversal happened because council members felt misled and cannot trust the vendor's claims about what the surveillance system actually does.
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“City of Oshkosh, WI rescinds Flock camera contract renewal after company rep makes false statements to City Council”
WBAY reports unanimous vote to rescind contract less than 24 hours after approval. Police Chief Smith confirmed Flock reps made false statement about heat map capability.
“Flock Safety representatives told the council their license-plate reading systems did not create heat maps to track vehicles, which Oshkosh police determined to be untrue”
Police chief says statement was false. Flock disputes characterization, claiming rep was answering about 'pattern of life tracking' (which they say is false) not about heat map feature existence.
“The council initially voted 5-2 to renew the contract on Tuesday night”
WBAY article states 5-2 vote approving renewal on Tuesday. Subsequent unanimous vote Wednesday rescinded it.
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