EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 El Paso City Council is expected to decide Tuesday whether to permanently remove the controversial AI-powered license plate reader cameras, also known as Flock cameras, after state funding was terminated.<\/p>\n
City representatives are proposing that all of the license plate readers be removed. A City Council meeting will take place Tuesday morning to decide on the removal.<\/p>\n
RECOMMENDED: EPPD has effectively halted use of Flock license plate reader system<\/a><\/p>\n If the proposal passes, City Representative Josh Acevedo said City Council would be giving direction to the city manager for the cameras to be removed within 60 days.<\/p>\n We need to make sure we remove them, the ideal thing is that Flock removes them, and if not, we will probably have to get a contractor to remove them within the next two months, Acevedo said.<\/p>\n The surveillance cameras have drawn increased scrutiny in recent months as allegations of misuse and privacy concerns have grown in Texas and across the country.<\/p>\n Paulina Carr reports on City Council set to vote to remove Flock cameras as they are no longer in use.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n El Paso police had 150 Flock cameras in the city, funded through the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority, a state-funded agency.<\/p>\n