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Who approved this?
No source names who approved this contract yet. The city clerk holds the approval file.
The sheriff’s office runs one of the larger Flock networks in Georgia; its transparency portal reported 334 cameras and 30-day retention as of July 27, 2026. In July 2026 the office investigated vandalism of a Flock camera as local privacy debate grew, and Georgia officers elsewhere faced arrests over reader misuse the same month, per Atlanta News First and the AJC. No approval document for the contract has been found.
Renewal date pending
The contract end date has not yet been confirmed from records.
The money
- Cameras: 334
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
- Atlanta News First: Flock camera vandalism under investigation in Barrow County as privacy debate grows (July 8, 2026) atlantanewsfirst.com
- Agency transparency portal: 334 cameras, 30-day retention (July 27, 2026) transparency.flocksafety.com
Last verified: August 6, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
No source names the body that approved this contract. Barrow County Sheriff’s Office runs the cameras.
The network counts 334 cameras. Retention runs 30 days.
The contract is active.
2 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified August 6, 2026. Every Georgia record is listed on the Georgia hub; the tracker lists all of them.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Barrow County, GA Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 13, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/barrow-county-ga/.
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- Camera locations near Barrow County: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock