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Administration to present multi-year Flock public-safety contract with $76,000 startup cost
Summary
The Inkster administration will present a proposed multi-year agreement with company Flock at the June 15 council meeting that would add $76,000 to the FY27 police budget in year one and roughly $240,000 annually thereafter, with the city planning to pursue grants for later-year costs.
The administration will bring a proposed multi-year public-safety technology agreement with vendor Flock to the Inkster City Council on June 15 that it says would require a $76,000 startup allocation in fiscal year 2027 and an estimated $240,000 in recurring annual costs thereafter.
"The first year would be 76,000 dollars," the administration’s presenter, identified in the meeting as Mr. Carrington, told council during the June 3 study session. He said the multiyear arrangement would combine cameras, license-plate readers, drones and shot-detection equipment and software and would be demonstrated for council before any contract is finalized.
Carrington described the proposal as "a much more robust offering" than a prior demonstration project that provided limited, temporary license-plate-reading equipment. He said the administration expects the new contract to replace earlier demonstration devices and intends to pursue grant funding to offset later-year costs because the total multi-year obligation could run into the millions.
Councilmembers pressed the administration on whether the proposal accounted for existing equipment and prior grant-funded installations. One member asked whether the $76,000 start-up was "on top of the current" pilots and license-plate readers; Carrington said the administration would clarify whether the proposal replaces or supplements the demonstration equipment when it posts the formal agenda and contract.
Supporters and critics alike flagged the scope of capabilities described in the presentation — cameras around the city, automated license-plate readers, drones and shot-detection — as reasons for further scrutiny. Carrington said more details will be available with the formal proposal and demonstration on June 15.
The item will return to council with a contract proposal and supporting materials; council will decide whether to authorize the administration to execute any agreement.
What happens next: the administration is scheduled to present a Flock demonstration and a proposed contract to the council on June 15, when members may vote to approve, reject or seek amendments to any proposed agreement.
