Council Panel Closes Flock Item, Sets Nov. 9 Hearing

Select Board · Meeting of October 26, 2026

Quincy's Combined Oversight and Finance Committee closed out its Flock camera order after the city abruptly switched license-plate reader vendors. Councilor Yuan said the administration announced a switch to a vendor called Ordina Ai just four days after the council voted to terminate Flock contracts, noting "we had barely left the parking lot when the press release came out." The committee scheduled a November 9 public hearing on a new ordinance requiring council approval before future surveillance technology purchases. Separately, Jacobs disclosed that required tenant-notification letters for Quincy Housing Authority board appointments, due under state law eight months earlier, were finally sent October 22, 2026, calling the delay "disrespectful to the council." Board members are paid $600 monthly, or $36,000 over a five-year term, Jacobs said.

In the full story:

• Meeting overview
• Flock cameras and the Ordina Ai switch
• Quincy Housing Authority tenant-representative delay
• No Surprise Government resolution and Eastern Nazarene College
• Other items reviewed
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,970 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of October 26, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.