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Who approved this?
Approved by Gulf Shores City Council.
The Gulf Shores City Council approved a contract with Flock Safety in September 2025, according to a city news release posted on April 3, 2026. Police Chief Dan Netemeyer said at least 87 cameras were running at major intersections, beaches, parks and schools, and WEAR-TV reported on April 23, 2026 that the system includes plate readers and cameras that scan for threats. Neither source gives the contract amount, the vote date or tally, or the term.
Renewal date pending
The contract end date has not yet been confirmed from records.
Not yet in the sources: the contract amount, the camera count, and the approval date. Gulf Shores City Council holds the approval file, and the records request guide gives the wording to ask for it. If you already hold the document, send it in.
What happens next
Renewals are decided in public. Residents can attend the meeting, speak during public comment, and write to the office above through official channels. The ACLU publishes a model cancellation resolution officials can adapt.
Sources
- WEAR TV: Gulf Shores activates 87 Flock cameras (April 23, 2026) weartv.com
- City of Gulf Shores: police using Flock cameras, news release (April 3, 2026) gulfshoresal.gov
Last verified: September 24, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
Gulf Shores City Council approved the contract; the sources give no date. It passed as a council vote item. Gulf Shores Police Department operates the program.
The contract is active.
2 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 24, 2026. More from the state: the Alabama hub. Everything: the tracker.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Gulf Shores, AL Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 10, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/al-gulf-shores/.
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- Camera locations near Gulf Shores: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock