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Kern County approves $96,000 sole‑source contract for automated license‑plate cameras
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved a sole‑source agreement with Flock Group Inc. to install an automated license plate reader camera system in unincorporated areas of eastern Kern County; supervisors framed the system as a tool to aid law enforcement.
The Kern County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a sole‑source agreement with Flock Group Inc. for an automated license plate reader (ALPR) camera system in an amount not to exceed $96,000.
The contract, listed on the agenda as Item 50, was pulled from the consent calendar for discussion by Supervisor David Parlier, who said the cameras will “help, be a force multiplier to, stop criminals, in a host of activities.” Parlier described the system as addressing public‑safety needs across roughly 1,500 square miles of his district.
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