Denver City Council meets over Flock cameras contract controversy

THIS IS CBS NEWS COLORADO AT NOON. THE DEBATE OVER FLOCK CAMERAS ACROSS DENVER. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS SAY THEY'RE FRUSTRATED. THE MAYOR'S OFFICE EXTENDED THE CONTRACT WITHOUT TELLING THEM. THE TASK FORCE WAS NEVER EVEN TOLD ABOUT THOSE POTENTIAL TERMS, SO TASK FORCE MEMBERS WOULD HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT NOW FROM THE MEDIA. WELL, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I'M BRIAN FLORES. NOW, FLOCK IS A SYSTEM OF CAMERAS THAT POLICE CAN USE TO TRACK VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN CRIMES. YOUR INVESTIGATOR, BRIAN MAASS, REPORTED LAST WEEK MAYOR MIKE JOHNSON EXTENDED THE CITY'S CONTRACT WITH FLOCK THROUGH EARLY 2026 WITHOUT TELLING CITY COUNCIL FIRST. WELL, TODAY, POLICE EXPLAINED TO THE SURVEILLANCE TASK FORCE HOW THEY USE FLOCK. THEY SAY THE CAMERAS HAVE LED TO NINE MURDER ARRESTS, INCLUDING A DEADLY SHOOTING ON I-225 JUST THIS PAST WEEKEND. UNDER THE CONTRACT EXTENSION, OTHER AGENCIES CANNOT ACCESS DENVER'S FLOCK CAMERAS WITHOUT AGREEING TO THE CITY'S POLICIES. FIRST CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THE TASK FORCE SAY THESE ARE GOOD STEPS, BUT THEY HAVE HAD NO INPUT. DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE WITHOUT ANY KIND OF COLLABORATION. THROUGH COLLABORATION. SOME OF THE CONCERNS. OTHERS, IN THE MEANTIME, HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT POTENTIAL INVASION OF PRIVACY AND USED BY IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS AS WELL. THIS MEETING IS STILL GOING ON AS WE SPEAK