What happens next
No vote is scheduled. Residents can comment at Township Committee meetings (November 24 and December 15, 2026, 7:30 p.m.) and can ask the Township Clerk for the Flock agreement, the department's plate-reader policy and its annual audit certifications.
Hillsborough’s police use Flock Safety automated license-plate reader (ALPR) cameras, which
photograph passing plates and check them against lists such as stolen cars and Amber Alerts. Later
bills cite a 2024 resolution, R-238-2024. On October 14, 2025 the Committee unanimously approved
eight more cameras “with extended data retention” for $28,000, noting that “the Township currently
utilizes the system and is in need of additional units.” In August 2026 the bill list included an
$82,000 Flock payment: $60,000 for the plate readers, $11,500 for “Extended Data Retention (NJ 3
Years)” and $10,500 for a movable “Flex” unit. The township has not published how many cameras it
has or where they are.
The Committee has approved these purchases as routine consent-agenda resolutions. The minutes
show no discussion of a usage or data-sharing policy. A resident asked about the Flock line item on
August 25, 2026, and two residents raised concerns about the cameras on September 22, 2026.
Most of the rules come from the state. Attorney General Directive 2022-12 requires that the data
be kept three years, limits when it may be searched and requires a yearly audit. A March 2026 law,
P.L.2026 c.4, limits sharing and requires out-of-state police to certify they will not use the data
for civil immigration enforcement.
The same period brought other police items: two drones
($24,999.91), a $593,000 renovation of the police department, body-worn cameras, and an agreement
to join Arrive Together, a program that sends mental-health specialists to some crisis calls.