City Council Special Meeting - 24 Aug 2026
The short version: Englewood City Council's special session is the kind of under-the-radar meeting where ALPR contracts get renewed or expanded with little public notice.
Our Take
Credit to the City of Englewood Colorado's own channel for livestreaming this special council meeting, because that's exactly the kind of transparency that keeps residents informed when surveillance decisions are on the table. We don't have the full agenda details to say definitively what's being discussed, but special meetings called outside the normal cycle are often where municipalities quietly take up Flock Safety contract renewals, budget line items, or expansions to camera networks — the unglamorous paperwork that rarely draws a crowd but shapes how closely your town tracks your movements.
This is the pattern we see across the country: a short agenda item, a vote with little debate, and suddenly a city has committed to another year (or another dozen cameras) of automated plate reading with minimal public input. If Englewood residents want to know whether their drives to work, church, or a protest are being logged and shared with other agencies, a special meeting like this is precisely where that gets decided.
If you live in or near Englewood, it's worth pulling up the actual agenda and public comment record rather than relying on headlines. Check our camera map to see what's already been deployed near you, and if you want to push back on expansion or demand audit logs from your council, our take-action guide walks you through exactly how.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of City of Englewood Colorado, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.