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Board rejects leased Flock camera contract after split roll-call vote
Summary
Police/public-safety staff proposed a leased license-plate camera system from Flock with a first-year net cost cited at $19,700 and a $37,700 contract total. After questions about term length and budget impacts, the motion failed on a 2–2–1 roll call (2 ayes, 2 nays, 1 abstention).
Police and public-safety staff asked trustees to approve a leased license-plate and camera system from vendor Flock, but trustees declined after a divided roll-call vote.
The presenter told the board the vendor had applied an additional $1,700 discount on the system. He described the first-year total as $19,700 and noted the full contract figure of $37,700.
Trustees questioned the contract term — the vendor’s standard term is 24 months, though staff said one-year options have been used elsewhere. A trustee also asked whether cameras are leased or owned; staff said the cameras are leased and vendor maintenance is included.
On a roll-call vote there were two ayes, two nays and one abstention; the chair announced the motion failed.
After the vote the chief reported a part-time officer had submitted a resignation to relocate to Texas.
Trustees discussed budget timing for multi-year contracts and noted that larger multi-year terms would need to be budgeted into future years if the board returns to the proposal.
