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Smyrna council approves 10-year $5.7 million contract with Flock Safety for cameras and drones

Smyrna Mayor and Council · December 16, 2025
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Summary

The Smyrna mayor and council voted unanimously to enter a 10-year, tiered contract with Flock Safety worth $5,717,500 to expand license-plate readers, add roughly 70 cameras and provide remote-launched drones; the city will pay $123,500 at signing and reserves the right to terminate the agreement.

The Smyrna mayor and council voted unanimously to authorize a 10-year subscription and implementation agreement with Flock Safety to expand the city’s Safe City program, adding about 70 cameras, license-plate readers and a remote-launched aerial drone capability. The contract total is $5,717,500 to be paid over 10 years, with an initial payment of $123,500 from the adopted FY2026 general fund budget.

Mayor Derek Norton told the council the program is intended to make Smyrna residents safer and described the…

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