Nine members of the Denver City Council are raising legal concerns about Mayor Mike Johnston’s recent extension of the city’s contract with the $7 billion surveillance company Flock Safety.

In an Oct. 25 letter to city Auditor Timothy O’Brien, the nine members accused the administration of circumventing the council’s authority to approve contracts, operating in an “undemocratic” manner and potentially violating the city’s contracting rules.

“We do not believe that the City and County of Denver should continue doing business with a company that has demonstrated such disregard for honesty and accountability,” the council members wrote.

It’s a sign that there’s growing resistance on council to the city’s use of Flock’s cameras, which can identify license plates and track millions of vehicl

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