The cameras do not detect speed. Rather, they capture the rear of vehicles that pass by to record license plate information.

The potential contract renewal comes amid new legislation and a national debate about the technology.

Some cities are cutting ties with firm that provides license plate reader cameras, others are signing new contracts and many are still looking for their footing ...

Even if the contract has some good provisions, those are not laws,” Councilwoman Flor Alvidrez said. “Remedies are different ...