# Lakewood City Council Livestream 10/12/26

The City of Lakewood Health and Human Services Committee and Public Safety Committee met on October 12, 2026. The Health and Human Services Committee heard a presentation on the Community Care Response Team, a coordinated effort involving human services, police, fire, neighborhood paramedicine, and Project SOAR to support residents experiencing mental-health, medical, housing, and other crises. Funding discussed included a Lakewood Foundation contribution of $60,000 annually for three years toward a clinical manager’s salary and a Healthy Lakewood Foundation award of $100,000 over two years for prevention and benefits-access work. Officials also discussed possible use of cannabis and opioid settlement funds in the upcoming budget, and the potential for the HHS levy to restore Lakewood Area Collaborative funding; no new spending was approved. The committee approved prior meeting minutes and voted to receive and file the presentation communication.

The Public Safety Committee discussed the city’s existing Flock Safety automated license plate reader contract, covering 50 cameras at $125,000 per year and running through July 24, 2028, with a possible automatic 24-month renewal unless terminated with 30 days’ notice. No contract award, renewal, or termination was voted on; the discussion focused on oversight and possible terms for a future agreement. Police described changes to sharing settings and department policy, 30-day data retention, planned monthly audits of officer searches, and the technology’s investigative and public-safety uses. Council members and residents raised concerns about vendor data control, cybersecurity, external-agency access, audit transparency, and contract protections; officials agreed to follow up on unresolved questions and consider protections modeled on another city’s agreement. The committee voted to receive and file the communication.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Public Safety, Information Technology
**Published:** October 12, 2026

### Sources
- [Lakewood City Council Livestream 10/12/26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRMDxS-bU5U) - City of Lakewood, Ohio