Hernando County to Hold March 10 Workshop on Flock License-Plate Cameras

Hernando County’s Board of County Commissioners will convene a public workshop March 10 in the John Law Ayers Commission Chamber at the Hernando County Courthouse, 20 N. Main St., Brooksville, to debate the county’s use and potential regulation of automated license-plate readers sold under the vendor name Flock. The meeting is billed as a forum to resolve who controls roadway data and whether county government can limit or remove the devices, a question county leaders and law enforcement say requires public scrutiny.

The county’s public notice as reprinted in local coverage states, "The workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at 5:01 p.m. It will take place in the John Law Ayers Commission Chamber, Room 160, at the Hernando County Courthouse, 20 N. Main St., Brooksville." Another local account lists the start time at 5:00 p.m.; the discrepancy of one minute appears among public notices and media listings. Hernando Sun notes the event will be livestreamed, though the public notice excerpts provided do not include the livestream link.

Local reporting frames the workshop around policy questions beyond hardware deployment. As Rnews put it, "Locally, the workshop is expected to focus on unresolved issues that go beyond the cameras themselves, including who controls the data collected on public roadways, whether county government has the legal authority to regulate or remove the devices, and what level of public oversight is required when surveillance technology is deployed." Rnews also highlighted national legal implications, writing, "In some jurisdictions, courts have begun to examine whether long-term location tracking through automated license-plate readers constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment, a legal question that could have far-reaching implications for how the technology is used."

Practical details published in local calendars show the meeting in Room 160 at 20 N. Main St., Brooksville, and indicate the public is encouraged to attend and participate. Hernando/Citrus meeting scheduling materials note that agendas are typically available approximately one week before meetings; the Metropolitan Planning Organization office listing captured in county calendars gives a Brooksville office address at 789 Providence Boulevard and a contact phone number of (352) 754-4082 for related scheduling inquiries.

The Hernando workshop comes as other jurisdictions have paused or ended ALPR contracts over disputes about data-sharing, oversight, and constitutional concerns in states including California, Illinois, Colorado, and Texas. With the county set to discuss vendor arrangements, data access, retention, and the legal authority to alter deployments, the March 10 session will be the first clear opportunity for commissioners, county staff, law enforcement representatives, and members of the public to see what documents and proposals will shape Hernando County’s approach to Flock technology. The official BOCC agenda and any staff reports are expected to appear before the meeting so commissioners can address those unresolved governance and legal questions.