Troy City Council

Troy's all Democratic council voted Thursday night to limit the mayor's powers to declare a local emergency. The move — overriding a mayoral veto — is central to the city's debate over its controversial Flock cameras.

Municipalities around the country are mulling surveillance concerns surrounding the use of automated license plate reader cameras, including those manufactured by Flock Safety. In the Capital Region, Troy officials and residents have been grappling with regulating the use of Flock cameras by city police.

Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello is vetoing a local law that would restrict the mayor's ability to declare emergencies.

The law stems from a dispute over Troy's controversial Flock cameras. Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello says she will veto the law.

Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello’s comments come hours after Flock Safety announced that it would reduce the default data retention period on its automatic license plate readers.

An audit led by Troy police was supposed to help settle a disagreement on how to regulate Flock cameras. Instead, Troy officials can’t seem to agree on whether the audit is sufficient.

Nearly a year into panhandling signage being installed in the city of Troy, there's renewed conversation about their effectiveness.

Troy has implemented some guardrails around how the municipality will collect and share data collected by artificial intelligence-powered license plate reader cameras.

The proposal is the latest chapter in a contentious discourse over the license-plate-reading cameras between the all-Democratic council and Republican Mayor Carmella Mantello.

Some Troy residents remain opposed to the city police department's use of license plate readers operated by a controversial security camera company. The city's contract with Flock Safety was renewed following an emergency declaration by the mayor.