Tonight a number of local citizens and I all made public comments in pursuit of flock surveillance removal.
In response, the council sounded likely to take this up at its next meeting. Thank you to all of you who attended, spoke, and contacted the city council directly on this. I would ask that you reach out to the council again at the below email addresses and RESPECTFULLY reiterate your expectations for full removal of these devices from our community.
Mayor Curd
Ward3council@cityofbartlesville.org
Vice Mayor Dorsey
Ward5council@cityofbartlesville.org
Aaron Kirkpatrick
ward4council@cityofbartlesville.org
Larry East
Ward2council@cityofbartlesville.org
Tim Sherrick
Ward1council@cityofbartlesville.org
In my remarks tonight, I outlined the following expectations for a strong resolution to fix this. Feel free to use as much or as little of it as you wish:
“Therefore, I ask this council to act decisively with an agenda item in next month’s meeting that does the following:
- Reaffirms Bartlesville as a community committed to privacy and personal freedom, rejecting the creation of pervasive surveillance networks.
- Terminates the contract with Flock Safety, ensuring the immediate removal of these devices, and transparently informs the public about where these cameras have been placed until their complete removal.
- Discloses all current surveillance technologies employed by the city for public safety or compliance, ensuring transparency in our law enforcement practices.
- Urges our neighbors in Dewey, Ramona, and the Washington County commissioners to join us in this stand, ensuring our entire region remains free from unwarranted surveillance.”
Talk to you soon,
Josh